Section 17-686-9 - Overpayment and fraud(a) An overpayment shall be created when: (1) There is an error in determining the household unit's eligibility for a Summer EBT payment that results in an overpayment; or(2) There is an error in calculating the Summer EBT payment amount.(b) A household unit subject to recovery of an overpayment shall be provided adequate notice by the department including: (1) The reasons, dates, and the amount of the alleged overpayment; and(2) The proposed method by which the overpayment shall be recovered.(c) The available methods that the household unit shall repay the department include: (1) Cash payment made in person at the department's fiscal management collections office; or(2) Cashier's check or money order, payable to the director of finance. State of Hawaii.(d) Repayment must be made in full or upon signing of a repayment agreement with no less than ten per cent of the total overpayment amount paid monthly until the entire overpayment amount is recovered.(e) If the household unit for whom a collection has been initiated fails to make a payment for any month in the calendar tax year, the department may refer debts exceeding twenty-five dollars to the comptroller of the State for tax setoff as specified in chapter 17-606, or any other appropriate action as authorized by law. (f) Fraud committed by the household unit or an individual household member shall be punishable under applicable state and federal laws. Chapter 17-604.1 shall apply when an investigation of suspected fraud is required.[Eff 6/10/2024] (Auth: HRS §§91-3, 91-4, 346-4.5, 346-14, 346-44, 346-155, and SLH 2024, Act ___; P.L. 117-328, Title IV, §502) (Imp: HRS §§346-14, 346-44, and 346-155; 7 C.F.R. § 273.18(e); P.L. 117-328, Title IV, §502)