Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-33

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Department: means the department of human services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
  • 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

Assistance payments and compensation paid by the department of human services to blind persons and other persons for work performed in their homes or in workshops shall be inalienable by any assignment, sale, attachment, garnishment, execution, or otherwise.