No assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this chapter shall be valid and the right to benefits shall not be subject to levy, execution, attachment, garnishment, or any other remedy for the collection of debt. No waiver of this section shall be valid, except that this section shall not apply to:

(1) Section 383-163.5 with respect to the withholding and deduction of benefits for the payment of child support obligations;

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-163

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-1
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • State: includes the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 383-1
(2) Section state income taxes” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>383-163.6 with respect to the voluntary withholding and deduction of benefits for payment of federal and state income taxes; and
(3) Section 383-163.7 with respect to the withholding and deduction of benefits for repayment of uncollected overissuances of food stamp coupons.