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HRS §576B-501

Out-of-state income withholding orders sent to employers

This section says that an income withholding order from another state can be sent directly to the employer in Hawaii without first filing a court case or registering the order here. The order can be sent by the person owed support or by a support enforcement agency.

employers

The statute, as written — Employer's receipt of income withholding order of another state

An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor's employer under sections 571-52, 571-52.2, 571‑52.3, 576D-14, and 576E-16, without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this State.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§571-52 Court-ordered wage withholding for child or spouse support

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