Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 136 - Laser Pointing Devices

• Chairperson: means the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
• Civil service: includes all positions within a jurisdiction that are not exempted by § 46-33, 76-16, or 76-77, or by other law and must be filled through civil service recruitment procedures based on merit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
• 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.
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
• Director: means the head of the central personnel agency for a jurisdiction regardless of title, whether it is the director of human resources development, director of personnel, director of personnel services, or personnel director. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• laser pointing device: means any hand-held laser device, which is not designed as a sighting device for a weapon nor for use in a medical procedure. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 136-1
• Ocean waters: means all waters seaward of the shoreline within the jurisdiction of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1