Date filed: Dec. 1998
Case status: Closed (Nov 1999⁵)
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Olmstead
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : HI1³
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Class action for people at home waitlisted for HCBS due to lack of funding.⁶ Court dismissed the defense that plaintiffs are not qualified to use Olmstead because they aren't institutionalized although it ruled that any waiting time is permissible once the waiver program reaches the mandated population limit.⁶ Progress Settlement. Further details [http://www.hawaiidisabilityrights.org/General_NewsDEtail.aspx?nid=1009]

Date filed: Sep. 2003
Case status: Open
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : HI2³
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary The Disability Rights Center evaluated implementation of the Makin (HI1) settlement & brought this class action alleging there are still 300 people on the wait list because the state has furnished services to people who sought services after the settlement (rather than class members) & class members are not receiving the full range of services required. Progress Trial scheduled & settlement negotiations underway. Further details [http://www.hawaiidisabilityrights.org/Forms/MakinReportOfFindings9.18.03.doc]