Section 336-12 - Alien or nonresident definedA person shall not be deemed to be an alien or a nonresident of the State within the meaning of this part if the person meets the following requirements:
(1) Is a citizen of the United States or is a resident alien as defined by the United States bureau of immigration, and(2) Has lived continuously in the State for a period of one year, and has not acquired a residence in another state by living continuously therein for at least one year subsequent to the person's residence in the State, provided that for a person who is not a resident of the State by birth, then the one year of continuous residence in the State shall have been immediately prior to the person's admittance to a hospital of the State for treatment. Any time spent in the state or other government hospitals for the isolation and treatment of Hansen's disease, tuberculosis, or other chronic diseases shall not be counted in determining the matter of residence in this or another state. In determining the residence of a minor patient of hospitals of the State, due consideration shall be given to the residence of the parents of the patients, and if either one or both parents of the minor patient is a resident of the State, the minor patient shall also be deemed a resident of the State.L 1957, c 90, §2; Supp, § 50A-2; HRS § 336-12; am L 1969, c 152, §1; am L 1981, c 185, §1; am L 1983, c 124, §16; gen ch 1985