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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 346-33 (2026)

  Assistance payments inalienable

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     §346-33  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. [L 1941, c 296, pt of §1; RL 1945, §4838; RL 1955, §108-19; HRS §346-33; am L 1970, c 105, §5; am L 1987, c 339, §4]

 

Case Notes

 

  Money received as AFDC grant is exempt from execution by judgment creditors.  431 F. Supp. 1369 (1977).

  Section does not prevent payment of portions of funds to attorneys for plaintiffs in class action.  64 H. 345, 641 P.2d 1321 (1982).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1977–1982 · leading case: Montalvo v. Chang, 641 P.2d 1321 (Haw. 1982).
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Montalvo v. Chang, 641 P.2d 1321 (Haw. 1982). · cites it 13× “The State asserts attorneys’ fees should not have been awarded because HRS § 346-33 1 renders public assistance payments *348 inalienable.”
Betts v. Tom, 431 F. Supp. 1369 (D. Haw. 1977). · cites it 2× “Haw.Rev.Stat. § 346-33 provides: Assistance payments .”
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