CUDAL v. SUNN

No. 11818.

742 P.2d 352 (1987)

Carolyn K. CUDAL, Appellant-Appellee, v. Franklin SUNN, Director, Department of Social Services and Housing, State of Hawaii, Appellee-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Reconsideration Denied September 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirk Cashmere, Legal Aid Society, Honolulu, for appellant-appellee.

Thomas D. Farrell, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, for appellee-appellant.

LUM, C.J., and NAKAMURA, PADGETT, HAYASHI and WAKATSUKI, JJ.


NAKAMURA, Justice.

Is the Department of Social Services and Housing (DSSH or the department) of the State of Hawaii barred from recovering sums overpaid to recipients of benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Food Stamp programs by its failure to act promptly in attempting to recoup overpayments as required by the relevant federal regulations? The Circuit Court of the First Circuit held...

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