§386-42 Dependents. (a) The following persons, and no others, shall be deemed dependents and entitled to income, and indemnity benefits under this chapter:
(b) A person shall be deemed to be actually dependent upon the deceased, if the deceased contributed all or a substantial portion of the living expenses of that person at the time of the injury.
(c) Alien dependents not residing in the United States at the time of the injury or leaving the United States subsequently shall maintain annual proof of such dependency as required by the director of labor and industrial relations. [L 1963, c 116, pt of §1; Supp, §97-41; am L 1967, c 213, §1 and c 257, §1; HRS §386-42; am L 1971, c 87, §1; am L 1974, c 151, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1997, c 383, §54; am L 2016, c 55, §13]