Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-31 – Definitions
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-31
- Airport: means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, including approaches, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Director: means the director of transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 261-1
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
When used in sections 261-31 to 261-36:
“Business” means any lawful activity conducted:
(1) Primarily for the purchase and resale, manufacture, processing, or marketing of products, commodities, or any other personal property;
(2) Primarily for the sale of services to the public; or
(3) By a nonprofit organization.
“Director” means the state director of transportation.
“Displaced person” means any person who is required to move from any real property on or after September 1, 1969 as a result of the acquisition of such real property for airport purposes or as the result of the acquisition for airport purposes of other real property on which such person is conducting a business or farm operation.
“Family” means two or more individuals living together in the same dwelling unit who are related to each other by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship.
“Farm operation” means any activity conducted solely or primarily for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities for sale and home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to be capable of contributing materially to the operator’s support.
“Person” means:
(1) Any individual, partnership, corporation, or association that is the owner of a business;
(2) Any owner, part owner, tenant, or sharecropper operating a farm;
(3) The head of a family; or
(4) An individual not a member of a family.