§302A-430  Coverage for workers'compensation.  Whenever a student participating in a school-approvedwork-based learning program sponsored by the department of education or theUniversity of Hawaii undertakes to perform work for a private or public employeras part of the student's work-based learning program, whether paid or unpaid,the State shall be deemed to be the responsible employer for the purposes ofworkers' compensation coverage, that shall be the student's exclusive remedy tothe same extent as provided for in chapter 386 as against the State and theprivate employer participating in the program. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L1997, c 344, §3; am L 2001, c 242, §2; am L 2008, c 24, §1]