(a) Any person who makes, or causes to be made by another, a false statement or representation of material fact knowing it to be false or who knowingly fails, or causes another to fail, to disclose a material fact, and as a result thereof has received any amount as benefits under this chapter to which the person was not entitled shall be liable for such amount. Notice of redetermination in such cases shall specify that the person is liable to repay to the fund the amount of additional unemployment benefits paid to the person by reason of such nondisclosure or misrepresentation, and the week or weeks for which the benefits were paid.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 385-11

  • Additional unemployment benefits: means the unemployment compensation benefits payable under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 385-2
  • Claimant: means an individual:

    (1) Who has an unexpired benefit year and has exhausted normal benefits;

    (2) Whose benefit year expired, or whose normal benefits were exhausted, within a period of twenty-six consecutive weeks immediately preceding the week in which the proclamation provided for in section 385-1 became effective;

    (3) Who was employed during the week in which the governor's proclamation pursuant to section 385-1 became effective, but who became unemployed and whose total earned wages are insufficient for normal benefits; or

    (4) Whose unemployment was proximately caused by the disaster identified by the governor in the proclamation provided for in section 385-1 and was self-employed during the week in which the disaster occurred. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 385-2

  • Director: means the director of labor and industrial relations of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 385-2
  • Fund: means the additional unemployment compensation fund established by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 385-2
  • Week: means any period of seven consecutive days as the director may by rule prescribe. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 385-2
(b) If, under this section a claimant is liable to repay any amount to the director of labor and industrial relations, such amount shall be collectible without interest by civil action in the name of the director.
(c) Whoever makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or who knowingly fails to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any benefit or other payment under this chapter shall be fined no less than $175 nor more than $1,750, or imprisoned no more than one year, or both.

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