§346-101 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that: (1) The magnitude of Hawaii’s welfare situation, either in terms of people or in terms of dollar costs, is staggering; (2) The present welfare environment can be attributed to many variables such as, the change in society’s attitude toward welfare, poverty, and public assistance to a greater […]
§346-102 Public service employment; established. (a) The department of human services shall be responsible for providing employment on public works projects as defined in section 346-71, for persons: (1) Receiving full or partial public assistance from the State; (2) Receiving unemployment compensation benefits from the State whose benefits thereunder are within the last two weeks […]
§346-103 Wages or salaries of public service employment. Any person in occupations of public service employment shall receive the prevailing rate of compensation for persons employed in similar public employment. If no prevailing rate exists, the director of human services shall determine the wage or salary; provided that no wage or salary for occupations of […]
§346-104 Refusal to work; ineligibility for public assistance. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 rendering any person ineligible for public assistance if the person refuses to accept suitable work as provided by public service employment without justifiable reason. [L 1973, c 177, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]
