Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 46-71

  • 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.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.

Service of any notice or process issued against any county by any court, judicial or administrative officer or board may be made by any officer authorized to make service of process, and may be made upon the corporation counsel or county attorney or any of the corporation counsel’s or county attorney’s deputies, or as provided by the county charter. Any such service shall be binding upon the county.