(a) Monetary compensation received by the commission pursuant to section 351–82(2) shall be deposited into a special account established by the commission. The moneys deposited into the special account including interest earned shall be retained or disbursed by the commission pursuant to this section.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-84

  • Commission: means the crime victim compensation commission established by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
  • Crime: means those under § 351-32, and shall include an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States as defined in title 18 United States Code § 2331, against a resident of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Victim: means :

    (1) A person who is injured or killed by any act or omission of any other person coming within the criminal jurisdiction of the State;

    (2) Any resident of the State who is injured or killed in another state by an act or omission of another person, which act or omission is within the description of any of the crimes specified in § 351-32; or

    (3) A person who is a resident of this State who is injured or killed by an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States, as defined in title 18 United States Code § 2331. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2

(b) Moneys deposited into the special account shall be used first as provided in section 351–83, if necessary, and then to reimburse the crime victim compensation special fund for payments made pursuant to this chapter for the crime committed by the convicted person.
(c) Moneys remaining after disbursement under subsection (b) shall be disbursed to a judgment creditor, for the purpose of satisfying a judgment, from the special account if:

(1) The judgment creditor is a victim, a victim’s representative, or other person specified in section 351–31, or a person who is not specified in section 351–31 but is the victim of a crime subject to this part;
(2) The judgment is for the damages arising out of the criminal act of the convicted person;
(3) A certified copy of the judgment is presented to the commission; and
(4) There is no order staying the judgment or enjoining disbursement.

Judgment creditors shall be paid out of the special account in the order in which certified copies of the judgments are presented to the commission.

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