§302A-430  Coverage for workers' compensation.  The State shall be deemed the responsible employer for the purposes of workers' compensation coverage, as provided for in chapter 386, when a student or recent graduate performs paid or unpaid work for a private or public employer as part of a school-approved, work-based learning internship program sponsored by the department of education or university of Hawaii or as part of the on-the-job training work experience program established in section 394-10. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 344, §3; am L 2001, c 242, §2; am L 2008, c 24, §1; am L 2025, c 251, §3]