HRS §386-2
Who counts as family for injury benefits
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines family words for the workers' compensation law. It explains who is a brother, sister, child, grandchild, grandparent, or parent. The definitions include adopted, step, half, and hanai family members, but exclude some stepparent relationships.
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The statute, as written — Definitions relating to family relationships. "Brother" or "sister" includes a half brother or half sister, a stepbrother or stepsister, and a brother or sister by adoption. "Child" includes a posthum
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.
ous child, adopted child, stepchild, child born to parents not married to each other, and hanai child acknowledged prior to the personal injury. "Grandchild" includes a child of an adopted child and a child of a stepchild, but does not include a stepchild of a child. "Grandparent" includes a parent of a parent by adoption, but does not include a parent of a stepparent, a stepparent of a parent, or a stepparent of a stepparent. "Parent" includes a stepparent or a parent by adoption.
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