Haw. Code R. § 17-656.2-53
For the purpose of this subchapter:
"Average monthly hours" means the total number of hours employed for the most recent three months preceding the month of determination, which shall be divided by three and rounded down to the nearest whole number. For self-employed persons, it means the monthly gross income for each of the most recent three months preceding the month of determination. The sum of the three months' income shall be divided by three and then divided by the state minimum wage. The resulting amount shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
"Employed" means a person who is working the minimum number of required hours a week in the most current pay period in exchange for wages. For self-employed persons, the self-employment must produce income equivalent to at least the minimum number of required hours at the state minimum wage.
"Exit bonus" means a bonus paid to a household with an employed adult who exits the TANF program prior to receiving twenty-five months of TANF assistance and who meets the requirements of section 17-656.2-54. The department shall count the number of months the employed adult recipient received TANF benefits since July 1997 to determine whether the household has received less than twenty-five months of benefits.
"First to Work" means a work program which provides employment preparation and support services to TANF households as defined in chapter 17-684.
"Job retention bonus" means a bonus paid at intervals of three months, six months, twelve months, and twenty-four months to a household which exited TANF before receiving twenty-five months of TANF benefits and is no longer receiving TANF, Grant +, or Self-Sufficiency benefits and meets the requirements of § 17-656.2-55 at each interval.
"Twenty-four month period" means the twenty-four consecutive month period, beginning with the first month of closure for any reason, prior to receiving twenty-five months of TANF assistance. The department shall count the number of months the employed adult recipient received TANF benefits since July 1997 to determine whether the household has received less than twenty-five months of TANF benefits.
Haw. Code R. § 17-656.2-53