Functions reassigned to the counties
HRS §27-21.6
in effect27-21.6. Functions reassigned to the counties
The following functions are hereby reassigned to the several counties:
(1) The medical care of inmates of county jails;
(2) The rendering of medical investigatory services
requested by the police;
(3) Physical examinations of employees to the extent
that such functions had been performed immediately prior to the adoption of Act
97, Session Laws of Hawaii 1965;
(4) The care and treatment of county workers'
compensation cases to the extent that such functions had been performed
immediately prior to the adoption of Act 97, Session Laws of Hawaii 1965; and
(5) The regulation of the design, construction, and
operation of individual wastewater systems and private wastewater treatment
works; provided that:
(A) The transfer of this function to each
county shall take place on the date that the expenditure of start-up funds is
made by the State to such county for this purpose; and
(B) The counties shall approve the
installation and use of composting toilets in areas that are inaccessible to
municipal wastewater systems. As used in this subparagraph, "composting
toilet" means a toilet that uses no water or very little water and uses
natural processes to treat waste.
[L 1969, c 265, §6; am L 1975, c 41, §1; am L
1978, c 148, §3; am L 1985, c 282, §1; am L 2015, c 187, §2; am L 2016, c 239, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0027/HRS_0027-0021_0006.htmFetched: 11/10/2026