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SB2864 • 2026

RELATING TO HEALTH.

RELATING TO HEALTH.

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Sponsor
MORIWAKI, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, LAMOSAO, RHOADS, Ihara
Last action
2026-01-30
Official status
Referred to HHS, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO HEALTH.

RELATING TO HEALTH.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO HEALTH.
  • DOH; KupunAloha Program; In-Home Care Services; Appropriation ($) Establishes within the Department of Health the KupunAloha program to provide in-home health care and support services to eligible participants who do not otherwise qualify for government assistance for these services.
  • Appropriates moneys for the program.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-30 S

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

  2. 2026-01-26 S

    Passed First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HEALTH.
DOH; KupunAloha Program; In-Home Care Services; Appropriation ($)
Establishes within the Department of Health the KupunAloha program to provide in-home health care and support services to eligible participants who do not otherwise qualify for government assistance for these services. Appropriates moneys for the program.

Current Bill Text

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SB2864

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2864

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to health
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that an estimated twenty
‑
five thousand
elderly individuals in Hawaii require in‑home health care or support
services, do not qualify for existing programs, such as medicare, and yet
cannot afford in‑home care services.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
establish the KupunAloha program within the department of health to provide
in-home health care and support services for individuals who do not qualify for
existing government programs and cannot otherwise afford these services.

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SECTION 2.
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There is established within the department of health the KupunAloha
program to provide in-home health care and support services for eligible individuals
who do not otherwise qualify for government assistance for these services.
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In implementing the program, the department shall
create a plan of care for each eligible applicant.
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The department may refer eligible applicants
to health care providers.
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The program
may enter into contracts with health care providers to effectuate the purposes
of this Act.
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The contracts executed
pursuant to this Act shall be subject to chapter 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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Individuals are not eligible for the
program if:

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(1)
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The
individual is covered by medicare;

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(2)
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The
individual does not meet the income requirements for the program established by
the department; or

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(3)
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The
individual does not meet the need requirements for the program established by
the department.

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SECTION 3.
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The department of health shall submit a report on the effectiveness of
the KupunAloha program established pursuant to this Act to the legislature not
later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2027 regular session.
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The report shall also include recommendations
to improve the efficiency of the KupunAloha program and whether the program
should be made permanent.

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SECTION 4.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $2,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year
2026-2027 for the KupunAloha program.

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The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOH; KupunAloha
Program; In-Home Care Services; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes
within the Department of Health the KupunAloha program to provide in-home
health care and support services to eligible participants who do not otherwise
qualify for government assistance for these services.
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Appropriates moneys for the program.

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