Informing the Legislature that on May 16, 2025, the Governor signed the following bill into law: SB1441 SD2 HD2 (ACT 062).

SB1441 repeals the requirement to transfer the Oahu regional health care system (including facilities like Leahi Hospital and Maluhia) from the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to the Department of Health. Instead, it requires the Oahu region and the Department of Health to establish a formal agreement for coordinating care of psychiatrically stable patients transferred from the Hawaii State Hospital to Oahu region facilities. The bill also repeals specific provisions from Act 212 (2021) that had mandated the transfer and mandates the Oahu region to submit a report to the legislature on the partnership's implementation. This changes the operational structure for Oahu's health care system without moving it under the Department of Health.