HAR §17-2026-2. "Outreach program" means the state homeless outreach program

"Participant" means a family or individual that is determined eligible for and receives shelter or services in any program for the homeless under this chapter. "Personnel costs" means the costs incurred for operations or social services personnel in the provision of contracted services and includes salaries and wages, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits. "Program" refers to any one of the state homeless programs. "Program agreement" means all written agreements or documents which establish or modify the terms, conditions, rules, regulations, or any other provisions concerning the occupancy and participation at a homeless facility. "Program assistance" means any emergency loan or grant authorized under the grant program. "Program fees" means the consideration charged by facility operators to participants in payment for shelter and services at a homeless facility and may be considered rent for the purposes of welfare benefits. "Sheltered homeless" means families or individuals who: (1) Lack a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence; and (2) Have a primary night-time residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations or that is an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized and not to include prisons or jails. "Social services agreement" means the agreement signed between a provider agency and a participant which outlines specific terms and conditions the participant must satisfy in order to continue participation in the program. 2026-6 26 02 §17-2026-3 "Special needs" refers to the homeless population that have particular needs, including but not limited to substance abusers, persons with mental illness, persons with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, the physically challenged, and runaway/throwaway youth. "Stipend program" means the state homeless shelter stipend program. "Supportive services" means services that are designed to address the needs of a participant, including but not limited to, case management, job training, housing search assistance and counseling, educational classes, life skills training, child care, transportation, and substance abuse counseling. "Transitional shelter" means a homeless facility designed to provide temporary shelter and appropriate and available social services to homeless families or individuals for up to twenty-four months. "Unsheltered homeless" means families or individuals who have a primary night-time residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including beaches, parks, automobiles, and streets. [Eff NOV 15 2004] (Auth: HRS §201G-452(b)) (Imp: HRS §201G-452(b))