As used in this subchapter:
"Date of admission" means the date established by the Immigration and Naturalization Service as the date the sponsored alien was admitted for permanent residence.
"INA" means the Immigration and Nationality Act, Title 8 of the U.S. Code (8 USC).
"Sponsor" means a person who executed an affidavit or affidavits of support or similar agreement on behalf of an alien as a condition of the alien's admission into the United States as a permanent resident on or after February 1, 1983.
"Sponsored alien" means an alien for whom a person (the sponsor) has executed an affidavit of support (INS Form 1-864 or I-864A) on behalf of the alien pursuant to section 213A of the INA.
"USCIS" means the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly known as Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)).
Haw. Code R. § 17-663-123