HRS §392-52
What happens to benefits when the worker can't be found
If an insurance company can't find a worker to pay disability benefits, it must put the money into a state trust fund. If the worker is found later, they get the same amount back. If not found within two years, the money stays in the fund.
employees
The statute, as written — Disposition of accrued benefits where insurer is unable to locate employee
An insurer who is unable to pay benefits to an employee because the employee cannot be located, shall deposit the accrued benefits into the trust fund for disability benefits. Upon locating the employee, the director shall pay from the trust fund to the employee an amount equal to but not more than the amount paid into the fund by the employer. If the employee cannot be located for a period of two years from the date of deposit, the employee's unpaid benefits shall escheat to the trust fund for disability benefits.
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