Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-16

• Board: means the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund described in § 87A-5. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Health benefits plan: means :

  (1) A group insurance contract or service agreement that may include medical, hospital, surgical, prescribed drugs, vision, and dental services, in which a carrier agrees to provide, pay for, arrange for, or reimburse the cost of the services as determined by the board; or

  (2) A similar schedule of benefits established by the board and provided through the fund on a self-insured basis. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-1