HRS §231-55
When the setoff becomes final and is applied to your debt
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says when a setoff (taking money from a payment like a tax refund) becomes final, and that the agency must apply that money to your debt. It only covers the final step after a hearing or if you missed the deadline to ask for one.
debtors
The statute, as written — Finalization of setoff; credit on debt
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Upon completion of the hearing and appeal process set out in section 231-54, or upon the debtor's failure to timely request a hearing pursuant to that section, the setoff shall become final. The amount of the setoff after deduction of any charge authorized by section 231-56 shall be credited by the claimant agency against the debtor's debt.
Sections this one refers to
§231-54 How to challenge a debt setoff against your refund
§231-56 State can charge for collecting debts through setoff
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