Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 663 - SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HOUSEHOLD
Subchapter 12 - HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING SPONSORED ALIEN MEMBERS
Section 17-663-129 - Overpayment due to incorrect sponsor information
Current through February, 2024
(a) Any sponsor of an alien and the alien shall be jointly and severably liable for repayment of any overpayment of coupons as a result of incorrect information provided by the sponsor. However, if the alien's sponsor had good cause or was without fault for supplying the incorrect information, the alien's household shall be solely liable for repayment of the overpayment. Examples of good cause or without-fault are:
(b) Where the sponsor did not have good cause, the branch shall decide whether to establish a claim for the overpayment against the sponsor or the alien's household, or both. The branch may choose to establish claims against both parties at the same time or to establish a claim against the party it deems most likely to repay first. If a claim is established against the alien's sponsor first, the branch shall ensure that a claim is established against the alien's household whenever the sponsor fails to respond to the branch's demand letter within thirty days of receipt. The branch shall return to the alien's sponsor (and the alien's household, if appropriate) any amounts repaid in excess of the total amount of the claim.
(c) The sponsor is entitled to a hearing either to contest a determination that the sponsor was at fault where it was determined that incorrect information has been provided or to contest the amount of the claim.
