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HRS §346-33

Protecting assistance payments from being taken

Money the state pays to blind people or others for work done at home or in workshops cannot be taken by creditors or transferred to someone else. This means the payments are protected from being seized or assigned.

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The statute, as written — Assistance payments inalienable

Assistance payments and compensation paid by the department of human services to blind persons and other persons for work performed in their homes or in workshops shall be inalienable by any assignment, sale, attachment, garnishment, execution, or otherwise.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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