(a) The right to compensation under this chapter shall not be assignable, and the right to compensation and compensation payments received shall be exempt from the reach of creditors.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-57

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Compensation: means all benefits accorded by this chapter to an employee or the employee's dependents on account of a work injury as defined in this section; it includes medical and rehabilitation benefits, income and indemnity benefits in cases of disability or death, and the allowance for funeral and burial expenses. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
  • Employer: means any person having one or more persons in the person's employment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Wages: means all remuneration for services constituting employment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
(b) The right to compensation under this chapter shall have the same status as a lien or the same priority for the whole thereof with respect to the assets of the employer as are accorded by law to any unpaid wages for labor.

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