Title 19, Health

[§321-605] Rules. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary to implement this part. [L 2022, c 152, pt of §2]

PART V. DENTAL HEALTH §321-61 Dental health. The department of health shall constitute the sole agency of the State for the purposes of carrying out the activities and performing the functions provided in this part. [L 1949, c 208, §2; RL 1955, §46-50; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; …

§321-62 General duties of department. The department of health shall study and appraise the State's dental health needs and resources, and shall foster the development and expansion of dental health services to the people of the State. The department may:

§321-63 Director's specific duties and powers. To carry out the purposes of this part the director of health shall:

§321-7 Disbursement of moneys. For the purpose of carrying into effect the laws relating to the public health, the department of health may apportion and disburse all sums of money that are appropriated by the legislature for the preservation of the public health. The department …

PART VI. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE §321-71 Industrial hygiene. The department of health shall make rules and regulations relating to or affecting industrial hygiene, and detect, prevent, and control: (1) conditions and exposures affecting health which are associated with conditions of e…

§321-72 Sources of ionizing radiation; federal-state agreements. The governor, on behalf of the State, may enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of certain of the federal government's responsibilities with respect to sources of ionizing ra…

PART VII. NUTRITION §321-81 Nutrition. The department of health shall be empowered to:

§321-82 Field nutritionist, rural Oahu. The director of health may appoint a field nutritionist for rural Oahu and establish, or arrange for the establishing of, a suitable office therefor. [L 1951, c 305, §1; RL 1955, §46-23; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §321-82]

§321-9 Seal, rules and regulations. The department of health may adopt a seal and may adopt such rules and regulations as it may consider expedient for the conduct of its business. The department may amend or revise such rules and regulations from time to time. [RL 1935, pt of §9…

PART VIII. HOME HEALTH SERVICES §321-91 Program of home health services. The department of health is authorized to establish and administer a program to provide home health services, pursuant to the provisions of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Home health services shall …

§321-92 Fees for services. The department of health is authorized to establish, charge, and collect reasonable fees for services rendered under the program set forth in section 321-91. [L 1966, c 23, pt of §2; HRS §321-92]

§321-93 Home health services; source of funds; disposition of receipts. (a) All moneys to provide ancillary paramedical services, professional nursing care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and hearing therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services und…

[§321C-1] General purpose; purpose of the office of language access. Many individuals living in Hawaii read, write, speak, and understand English. There are many individuals, however, who are limited English proficient. Language for limited English proficient persons can be a bar…

[§321C-2] Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: "Access" or "participate" means to be informed of, participate in, and benefit from the services, programs, and activities offered by the State and covered entities. "Cove…

[§321C-3] Oral and written language services. (a) Each state agency and all covered entities shall take reasonable steps to ensure meaningful access to services, programs, and activities by limited English proficient persons, which will be determined by a totality of circumstance…

[§321C-4] Additional obligations. (a) Each state agency and covered entity shall establish a plan for language access. (b) Each state agency's plan for language access shall be established in consultation with the executive director and the state agency's coordinator for language…

[§321C-5] Public meetings and public hearings. (a) State agencies to which this chapter applies shall not be required to translate meeting notices, agendas, or minutes. (b) Subject to section 321C-3, oral language services for public meetings or public hearings held by the legisl…

§321C-6 Office of language access; established. There is established within the department of health, for administrative purposes only, the office of language access. The head of the office shall be known as the executive director of the office of language access. The executive d…

[§321C-7] Language access advisory council. (a) There is established the language access advisory council, which shall be placed within the department of health for administrative purposes only. The council shall consist of the following members to be appointed by the governor: (…

§321D-1 Interdepartmental cluster for services to children; establishment, functions. (a) There is established a statewide interdepartmental cluster for services to children within the department of health which shall be comprised of representatives of major child-serving agencie…

[§321H-1] Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: "Board" means the neurotrauma advisory board established under section 321H-3. "Department" means department of health. "Director" means the director of health. "Neurotrauma" means a severe chr…

[§321H-2] Neurotrauma system. The department of health shall develop, lead, administer, coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and set direction for a comprehensive system to support and provide services for survivors of neurotrauma injuries. [L 2002, c 160, pt of §2]

§321H-3 Neurotrauma advisory board. (a) There is established within the department a neurotrauma advisory board to advise the director in implementing this chapter. (b) The board shall consist of eleven members to be appointed by the director. The director shall designate a membe…

§321H-4 Neurotrauma special fund. (a) There shall be established the neurotrauma special fund to be administered by the department with advisory recommendations from the neurotrauma advisory board. The fund shall consist of: (b) The fund shall be used for the purpose of funding a…

[§321H-5] Rules. The director may adopt rules under chapter 91 necessary to carry out this chapter. [L 2002, c 160, pt of §2]

PART I. PREVENTION AND ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES §322-1 Prevention; abatement; destruction; removal. The department of health and its agents shall examine into all nuisances, such as foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae exist, sources of filth, and …

§322-2 Ordering owner to remove. Whenever any such nuisance, foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae exist, source of filth, or cause of sickness or disease is found on private property, the department of health shall cause notice to be given to the…

PART II. INSANITARY CONDITIONS OF LAND §322-21 Insanitary conditions of land to be reported. Whenever in the opinion of the department of health any tract or parcel of land situate in the State is deleterious to the public health in consequence of being low, and at times covered …

§322-22 Maps and plans. If the department of health in any case recommends a system of drainage or of filling and drainage, the comptroller shall, upon receipt of the notice, prepare a map of the land so reported upon by the department and to be so drained, or filled and drained,…

§322-23 Notice to owners to improve. The comptroller upon the receipt of the notice shall cause a copy of the same to be served in the manner prescribed in section 322-24 upon the owner or occupant of the land. The comptroller shall also notify each owner or occupant that a detai…

§322-24 Service of notice. Service of the notice upon an owner in person, if within the State, or upon the owner's agent if without the State, or upon the occupant of the land if the owner is unknown, or upon the guardian if the owner is a minor or person under guardianship, or b…

§322-25 Appeal. During the period of twenty days, or such further time in special cases as is specified in the notice given pursuant to section 322-23, any owner or occupant of land sought to be improved, the owner's or occupant's attorney or agent, may file an appeal from the de…

§322-26 Hearing, decision. Upon receiving any appeal from the comptroller, the court shall appoint three disinterested persons who shall sit as a board to hear and determine the appeal in conformity with chapter 91. They shall have power to determine whether or not the land is de…

§322-27 Plans, etc. The comptroller shall transmit to the board with each appeal the appropriate map or plan (or a copy thereof) of the lands to be improved prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 322-22, and shall also transmit to the board with each appeal a sta…

§322-28 Entry upon and acquisition of land. The comptroller may enter upon all lands on the routes of the proposed drains or ditches for the purpose of examining, surveying, and laying out the route thereof, and upon all lands proposed to be included in any such drainage district…

§322-29 Comptroller to make improvements, when. The board shall transmit a copy of its decision to the comptroller and to the other persons affected thereby, so far as practicable, and in case the owner of the land does not within ten days after the receipt of the decision begin …

§322-3 Nuisance on public property. Whenever any nuisance, foul or noxious odors, gases or vapors, water in which mosquito larvae exist, source of filth, or cause of sickness or disease is found on public property or on a public highway, street, lane, alley, or other public place…

§322-30 Cost of improvement; how apportioned. The cost of the improvements made or completed by the comptroller shall be apportioned as follows:

§322-31 Lien. The cost of the improvements made or completed by the comptroller as determined and apportioned pursuant to the provisions of this part shall constitute a lien upon the land improved, which lien shall have priority over all other liens. [L 1896, c 61, §7; am L 1911,…

§322-32 Notice and recording of lien. Whenever work or improvement is done or completed by the comptroller, the comptroller shall record in the office of the registrar of conveyances a notice of the cost of the work so done or completed and a brief description of the land on whic…

§322-33 Foreclosure. The lien may be foreclosed at any time after six months and within five years from the date of the recording required by section 322-32 by suit in equity or without suit by public sale by the comptroller in the name of the State. Foreclosure by public sale sh…

§322-34 Payment presumed when. All such liens shall be presumed to have been satisfied at the expiration of six years from the date of record. [L 1896, c 61, §10; am L 1915, c 149, §2; RL 1925, §988; RL 1935, §1338; RL 1945, §2729; RL 1955, §47-33; HRS §322-34]

§322-35 Amount paid owner. Whenever property is improved under this part and the comptroller sells the property so improved to satisfy the lien established in consequence of the improvement, the owner shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale an amount not less than the asses…

§322-4 Entering lands, buildings, etc. Whenever any member of the department of health deems it necessary for the preservation of the lives or health of the public to enter any land, building, vessel, or aircraft for the purpose of examining into, abating, destroying, removing, o…

§322-6 Who to report nuisances. The sheriff, all officers of police, and physicians shall report to the department of health, or its nearest authorized agent, the existence of any nuisance injurious to the public health, of which any of them may be cognizant, as soon as possible …