Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 912 - TITLE XX GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subchapter 3 - TREATMENT OF INCOME
Section 17-912-29 - Exempted monthly gross 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) Money borrowed;

(4) Tax refunds;

(5) Gifts, including in-kind gifts such as free room and board;

(6) Lump sum inheritances or insurance payments;

(7) Capital gains;

(8) The value-of coupon allotment under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended ( 7 U.S.C. §§2011 - 2027 ), in excess of the amount paid for the coupons;

(9) Any payment received under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 ( 42 U.S.C. §§4601 - 4655 );

(10) Earnings of a child under fourteen years. No inquiry shall be made;

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

(12) 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;

(13) Home produce utilized for house consumption;

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

(15) Per capita payments to or funds held in trust for any individual in satisfaction of a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the Courts of Claims;

(16) Payments made pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to the extent the payments are exempt from taxation under section 21(a) of the Act ( 43 U.S.C. §1620(1971) );

(17) The value of USDA donated foods;

(18) 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); and