{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-386-56","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 386-56","heading":"Payment from the special compensation fund in case of default.","body":"Where an injured employee or the employee's dependents fail to receive prompt and proper compensation and this default is caused through no fault of the employee, the director shall pay the full amount of all compensation awards and benefits from the special compensation fund to the employee or dependent.\n\nThe employer, upon order of the director, shall reimburse the special compensation fund for the sums paid therefrom under this section, and the fund, represented by the director, shall be subrogated to all the rights and remedies of the individual receiving the payments.\n\nIn case a defaulting employer moves to another state without reimbursing the special compensation fund, the director shall be authorized to contract, on a contingent fee basis, with a private collection agency in that state to effect collection from the employer.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 21","Chapter 386"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0386/HRS_0386-0056.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"e7235391fadb647c286e6c13be7a1752ca262b67ec321a14d08d27bed687a0ad","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-386-55","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-386-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}