(a) Hawaii Medical Center-East on Oahu may be assimilated into the corporation by negotiation between the corporation and the owners of Hawaii Medical Center-East. Assimilation may be accomplished with the creation of a new entity, a partnership, a long-term lease, or any other vehicle determined to be in the best interests of the public by the corporation board and as negotiated with the owners of Hawaii Medical Center-East. After assimilation, Hawaii Medical Center-East shall be operated by the corporation, either directly, through contractors, or through a subsidiary.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 323F-33

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means the body corporate and politic known as the Hawaii health systems corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323F-1
  • Corporation board: means the board of directors of the corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 323F-1
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(b) None of the liabilities of Hawaii Medical Center-East shall become liabilities of the corporation.
(c) Hawaii Medical Center-East, once assimilated, shall be exempt from chapter 102 and section 103-53, and its board of directors, if any, shall be exempt from part I of chapter 92.
(d) The purchase of goods and services by or on behalf of Hawaii Medical Center-East, after assimilation, shall be exempt from chapters 103D and 103F.
(e) Assimilation of Hawaii Medical Center-East into the Hawaii health systems corporation shall be exempt from part VII of chapter 323D.
(f) As used in this section, “Hawaii Medical Center-East” means the facility previously known as Hawaii Medical Center-East located on Liliha street on the island of Oahu.