Chapter 349 — Chapter 349

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS §349-1 Declaration of purpose; support; duties. (a) The legislature hereby declares that, in keeping with the traditional American concept of the inherent dignity of the individual in our democratic society, the older people of our State are entitled to…

§349-10 Annual senior citizen's fair. Each county may hold an annual senior citizen's fair in its respective county. The county shall be responsible for the planning, organizing, and coordinating of the fair in every respect. The state policy advisory board for elder affairs may …

§§349-12 to 349-14 Renumbered as §§349-21 to 349-23.

PART II. KUPUNA CARE AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES [§349-15 Coordination and development of caregiver support services.] The executive office on aging shall coordinate a statewide system of caregiver support services by, among other things:

§349-16 Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, when used in this part: "Activities of daily living" means the following activities that individuals perform as a part of daily living: eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, transferring in and out of a…

§349-17 Kupuna care program. (a) The executive office on aging may establish the kupuna care program. The program shall provide an array of long-term services and supports to address the needs of Hawaii's older adults to age in place and avoid institutionalization and to provide …

§349-18 REPEALED. L 2022, c 160, §4.

§349-2 Executive office on aging; appointments. (a) There is established within the department of health, for administrative purposes only, an executive office on aging. (b) The head of this office shall be known as the director of the executive office on aging, hereinafter refer…

§349-3 General functions, duties, and powers of the director. The director shall have the following principal functions, duties, and powers:

§349-3.1 Renumbered as §349-17. L 2017, c 102, §4.

§349-3.2 Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator. There is established within the executive office on aging an Alzheimer's disease and related dementia services coordinator to coordinate the provision of public and private Alzheimer's disease and related dem…

§349-4 Policy advisory board for elder affairs; lifetime honorary kupuna. (a) There shall be a policy advisory board for elder affairs, appointed by the governor under section 26-34. The board shall advise the director in but not limited to the following areas: The board shall co…

§349-5 Administrative and program support for the executive office on aging. (a) The provision of administrative and program support for the executive office on aging shall be accomplished by the creation of two principal organizational divisions in the executive office on aging.…

§349-5.5 Executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the executive office on aging administrative claiming special fund into which shall be deposited: (b) The executive office on aging administrative claiming spec…

§349-6 State master plan for elders. The executive office on aging shall be responsible for the continued development, implementation, and continuous updating of a comprehensive master plan for elders which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: The state master pla…

§349-7 Recognition as responsible state agency. The executive office on aging shall be the single state agency responsible for programs affecting senior citizens of this State; provided that those programs affecting senior citizens now operated by other departments or agencies sh…

§349-8 Powers of other departments and agencies; cooperation with the executive office on aging. It shall be the duty and responsibility of every state department and county agency providing programs and services to the aging, in actively working toward the goals and objectives a…

§349-9 County functions. Each county may establish a county office on aging and a county council on aging pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. [L 1976, c 217, pt of §2; am L 1979, c 136, §1(2)]