There is established in the treasury of the State, separate and apart from all public moneys or funds of the State, a trust fund for disability benefits which shall be administered by the director exclusively for the purposes of this chapter; and for the establishment and maintenance of a family leave data collection system under section 398-9.5. All contributions pursuant to this part shall be paid into the fund and all benefits payable under this part shall be paid from the fund. The fund shall consist of[:]

(1) All contributions collected pursuant to this part, together with any interest thereon;

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 392-61

  • Contributions: means the amounts of money authorized by this chapter to be withheld from employees' wages for the payment of temporary disability benefits. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 392-3
  • Director: means the director of labor and industrial relations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 392-3
  • Disability: means total inability of an employee to perform the duties of the employee's employment caused by sickness, pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, organ donation, or accident other than a work injury as defined in § 386-3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 392-3
(2) All fines and penalties for the fund pursuant to this chapter;
(3) All moneys collected by way of subrogation;
(4) Interest earned on any moneys in the fund;
(5) Any property or securities acquired through the use of moneys belonging to the fund;
(6) All earnings of such property and securities; and
(7) All other moneys received for the fund from any source.