HRS §351-87
State gets a lien when money is not paid
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a person or business does not pay money they owe to the commission as required by this part, that unpaid amount becomes a debt to the commission. The State gets a special lien on the debtor's property, and the commission can collect the debt through a civil lawsuit.
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The statute, as written — Lien in favor of State
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.
The failure of any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or legal entity to pay moneys over to the commission in accordance with this part shall create a debt owing to the commission from that person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or legal entity and shall constitute a preferential lien in favor of the State which may be collected by the commission by civil process.
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