Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 799 - PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS (POD)
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-799-10 - Excluded monthly income

(1) Money received from the sale of property such as stocks, bonds, a house, or a car unless the person was engaged in the business of selling the property, in which case, the net proceeds would be counted as self-employment income;

(2) Withdrawals of bank deposits;

(3) Loans;

(4) Gifts, including in-kind gifts such as free room and board, when the gift is not a form of compensation in lieu of wages or salary;

(5) Monies received in the form of a nonrecurring lump sum payment including, but not limited to, the following:

(6) Refunds of security deposits on rental property or utilities;

(7) Capital gains;

(8) Earnings of minor children who are members of the household and are students at least half-time shall be excluded even during temporary interruptions in school attendance due to semester or vacation breaks, provided the minors' enrollment will resume following the break;

(9) Loans, grants, and scholarships obtained and used under conditions that prohibit use for current living expenses;

(10) Any grant or loan to any undergraduate student for educational purposes made or insured under any program administered by the United States Secretary of Education;

(11) Home produce utilized for home consumption;

(12) The value of an allotment under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 2017;

(13) The value of USDA donated or surplus foods;

(14) The value of supplemental food assistance under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1771-1789, and the special food service program for children under the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751-1769;

(15) Benefits received from the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC), 42 U.S.C. § 1771;

(16) Allowances and payments to participants in programs, other than on-the-job training, under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, 20 U.S.C. § 9201;

(17) The earned income of individuals participating in on-the-job training programs under the Work Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, 20 U.S.C. § 9201, who are between 18 and 19 years of age and under the parental control of another household member;

(18) Earned income tax credit (EITC) payments received either as a lump sum or recurring payments under section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 198 6;

(19) Financial assistance provided by a program funded in whole or in part under title IV of the Higher Education Act in accordance with Pub. L. No. 99-498;

(20) Payments or allowances made under any federal, state, or local laws for the purpose of energy assistance;

(21) Assistance payments received as a result of a declared federal major disaster or emergency from the federal emergency management agency (FEMA), and other comparable disaster assistance provided by any state or local government agency, and disaster assistance organizations;

(22) Payments made from the Agent Orange Settlement Fund or any other fund established in connection with settling liability claims concerning the chemical Agent Orange, Pub. L. No. 101-201;

(23) Reimbursements from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. § 4636;

(24) Payments received under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, Pub. L. No. 101-426, to compensate individuals for injuries or deaths resulting from the exposure to radiation from nuclear testing or uranium mining;

(25) Payments to individuals participating in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. § 3001; Pub. L. No. 100-175;

(26) Payments to volunteers derived from the volunteer's participation in the following programs authorized by the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5011, 4951-4958:

(27) Military re-enlistment bonus;

(28) Foster board payments;

(29) All payments pursuant to chapter 17-656.2; and

(30) Any other payments made in accordance with state and federal laws that preclude the payments from being counted as income.