§353-14 Cash furnished discharged committed person, when. (a) Upon the discharge or parole of any committed person who has undergone a commitment or sentence of more than one year, the committed person may be furnished by the Hawaii paroling authority, in its discretion, with funds of not more than $200, to meet the committed person's immediate needs; provided that legislative appropriations for this specific purpose have been authorized and allocated to the authority. The expenditures made by the Hawaii paroling authority shall be included among the accounts for cost and maintenance of committed persons.
(b) The Hawaii paroling authority shall not use any moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any purpose other than to meet a committed person's immediate needs. [L 1987, c 338, pt of §3; am L 1997, c 174, §1; am L 2018, c 79, §1]