Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 321-15.61

(a) Adult residential care homes may admit an individual who has been living immediately prior to admission in the individual's own home, a hospital, or other care setting, and who has been either:

(b) The department of health shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to expand admissions to adult residential care homes by level of care and to define and standardize these levels of care. The rules and standards shall provide for appropriate and adequate requirements for knowledge and training of adult residential care home operators and their employees.