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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 393-1 (2026)

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PART I.  SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS

 

     [§393-1]  Short title.  This chapter shall be known as the "Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act". [L 1974, c 210, pt of §1]

 

Cross References

 

  Congressional exemption from preemption, see P.L. No. 97-473, §301 (29 U.S.C. §1144(b)(5)).

 

Case Notes

 

  Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 preempts Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act.  442 F. Supp. 695 (1977), aff'd, 633 F.2d 760 (1980); aff'd, 454 U.S. 801 (1981).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1977–2012 · leading case: Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne, 482 U.S. 1 (1987).
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Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne, 482 U.S. 1 (1987). · cites it 2× “[7] In 1983, Congress amended ERISA to exempt from pre-emption certain provisions of the Hawaii Act in place before the enactment of ERISA, Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 393-1 through 393-48 (1976 and Supp.”
Garcia v. Kaiser Found. Hospitals, 978 P.2d 863 (Haw. 1999). · cites it 3× “The Hawai’i Prepaid Health Care Act (HPHCA) Exemption Despite the inextricable relation of Plaintiffs’ claims to an employee health benefit plan, Plaintiffs argue that the congressional exemption for the Hawai'i Prepaid Health Care Act (HPHCA), HRS § 393-1 (1993), et seq.,…”
Stand. Oil Co. of California v. Agsalud, 442 F. Supp. 695 (N.D. Cal. 1977). “Haw.Rev.Stat. §§ 393-1 — 393-51. The Hawaii Act was amended in 1976 to require that the plans cover diagnosis and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse.”
Council of Hawaii Hotels v. Agsalud, 594 F. Supp. 449 (D. Haw. 1984). · cites it 2× “(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to exempt from subsection (a)— (i) any state tax law relating to employee benefit plans, or (ii) any amendment of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act enacted after September 2, 1974, to the extent it provides for more than the…”
Nw. Airlines, Inc. v. Roemer, 603 F. Supp. 7 (D. Minnesota 1984). “1144(b)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsection (a) shall not apply to the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act (Haw.Rev.Stat. §§ 393-1 through 393-51). (B): Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be…”
Poffenbarger v. Hawaii Mgmt. All. Ass'n, 892 F. Supp. 2d 1288 (D. Haw. 2012). · cites it 2× “(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act (Haw.Rev. Stat. §§ 393-1 through 393-51). (B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to exempt from subsection (a) of this section— (i) any…”
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