HI HR131

Suggests deferral of H.B. No. 2529 and requests the Hawaii Health Connector and Insurance Division to propose an orderly transition from the state exchange to the federal exchange.

Directs the Hawaii Health Connector to cease operations as a state exchange while preserving the Prepaid Health Care Act and implementing the federal exchange instead.

Requests the Hawaii Health Connector be restructured to function solely as an informational resource for Hawaii consumers rather than operating as a health insurance exchange.

Requires the Hawaii Health Connector and Insurance Division to submit their transition proposal to the Legislature within 90 days of resolution adoption.

Notes that the state exchange faces sustainability challenges due to Hawaii's low uninsured population resulting from the Prepaid Health Care Act, making federal exchange participation more fiscally prudent than continued state funding.