HAR §17-796.2-3
HAR §17-796.2-3. General requirements
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 17-796.2-3
(a) A family
unit may be eligible to receive an HRP payment if the
following requirements are met:
(1) There is a dependent child in the family
unit and resides with an adult specified
relative, or a pregnant woman without a
dependent child who is in the third
trimester of pregnancy;
(2) The applicant or at least one family unit
member is:
(A) A U.S. citizen;
(B) A qualified immigrant in accordance
with section 101(a) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act and 8 U.S.C. 1641;
or
(C) An individual, who is lawfully residing
in the U.S. in accordance with
section 141 of the Compacts of Free
Association between the U.S. government
and the governments of the Federated
States of Micronesia, the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau, and is a citizen of one of
these three nations, and is eligible
for federal funded public assistance
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pursuant to the Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2023;
(3) All family members are residents of the state;
(4) The family unit's total gross income does not exceed three hundred per cent of the 2026 Hawaii Federal Poverty Guidelines, established in Exhibit I, entitled "Hawaii Relief Program (HRP) for Families with Dependent Children: Eligibility Income Limits for HRP Payments", attached at the end of this chapter.
(b) The family unit is not required to meet the requirements in subsection (a), paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) above if the family unit is confirmed to be categorically eligible. A categorically eligible family unit shall be required to meet all other requirements described in this chapter.
(c) The family unit shall demonstrate an episode of financial need and provide evidence of the extenuating circumstance that caused the episode of financial need.
(d) The HRP payments shall not duplicate or replace housing, utility, or automobile payments the family unit received or is expected to receive from other government entities, private organizations, insurance agencies, third-party payers, or individuals. [Eff APR 24 2026 ] (Auth: HRS §§91-3, 91-4, and 346-14; 42 U.S.C. §§601, et seq.) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 45 C.F.R. §260.31)
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