§336-12  Alien or nonresident defined. 
A person shall not be deemed to be an alien or a nonresident of the State
within the meaning of this part if the person meets the following requirements:



(1)  Is a citizen of the United States or is a
resident alien as defined by the United States bureau of immigration, and



(2)  Has lived continuously in the State for a period
of one year, and has not acquired a residence in another state by living
continuously therein for at least one year subsequent to the person’s residence
in the State, provided that for a person who is not a resident of the State by
birth, then the one year of continuous residence in the State shall have been
immediately prior to the person’s admittance to a hospital of the State for
treatment.  Any time spent in the state or other government hospitals for the
isolation and treatment of Hansen’s disease, tuberculosis, or other chronic
diseases shall not be counted in determining the matter of residence in this or
another state.  In determining the residence of a minor patient of hospitals of
the State, due consideration shall be given to the residence of the parents of
the patients, and if either one or both parents of the minor patient is a
resident of the State, the minor patient shall also be deemed a resident of the
State. [L 1957, c 90, §2; Supp, §50A-2; HRS §336-12; am L 1969, c 152, §1; am L
1981, c 185, §1; am L 1983, c 124, §16; gen ch 1985]