[§323F-32]  Acquisition of Kahukuhospital.  (a)  Kahuku hospital on Oahu may be assimilated into the Hawaiihealth systems corporation in a manner and to an extent that may be negotiatedbetween the corporation and Kahuku hospital.  After assimilation, the physicalassets and the ground lease of Kahuku hospital shall become the property of thecorporation, and Kahuku hospital shall be operated by the corporation.

(b)  None of the liabilities of Kahuku hospitalshall become liabilities of the corporation.

(c)  The corporation, at its discretion, mayretain any or all medical and nonmedical employees of Kahuku hospital.

(d)  The corporation, without regard to section323F-31, may adjust the levels of services provided by Kahuku hospital.

(e)  Kahuku hospital shall be exempt fromchapter 102 and section 103-53, and its board of directors, if any, shall beexempt from part I of chapter 92.

(f)  The purchase of goods and services by oron behalf of Kahuku hospital shall be exempt from chapters 103D and 103F.

(g)  Employees of Kahuku hospital shall beexempt from chapters 76, 87A, 88, and 89, and shall not be considered asemployees of the State. [L 2007, c 113, §2]