§353-14  Cash furnished discharged committed
person, when.  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. 
The expenditures made by the Hawaii paroling authority shall be included among
the accounts for cost and maintenance of committed persons. [L 1987, c 338, pt of
§3; am L 1997, c 174, §1]



 



Case Notes



 



  Denial of "gate money" where parole board
determined that plaintiffs had no immediate needs satisfied rational basis
test; thus, there was no equal protection violation.  940 F. Supp. 1523.



  Section (1987) provided Hawai`i paroling authority board
[sic] with complete discretion to assess inmates' needs and to award "gate
money" as necessary in light of those needs; thus, no protected property
interest existed. The right to "gate money" not so fundamental as to
warrant constitutional protection apart from its status under state law.  940
F. Supp. 1523.



  Where plaintiffs argued that State waived its Eleventh
Amendment immunity through the enactment of this section and State's Tort
Claims Act [sic], §§662‑2 and 663‑1, no express consent or
applicable waiver provisions found.  940 F. Supp. 1523.