Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1 – Definitions
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
- Chief of police: means the chief of police of the respective counties and their authorized representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
- 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.
- County: means any county or political subdivision of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Emergency: means the imminent or actual occurrence of an event, which has the likelihood of causing extensive injury, death, property damage, or impedes the safe and necessary movement of persons or vehicles over public highways, including but not limited to the spillage of hazardous material on a public highway or public place. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- 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.
- Public highway: means all state and county roads, alleys, streets, ways, lanes, bikeways, and bridges. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
As used in this chapter:
“Chief of police” means the chief of police of the respective counties and their authorized representatives.
“County” means any county or political subdivision of the State.
“Emergency” means the imminent or actual occurrence of an event, which has the likelihood of causing extensive injury, death, property damage, or impedes the safe and necessary movement of persons or vehicles over public highways, including but not limited to the spillage of hazardous material on a public highway or public place.
“Emergency area” means the area in which an emergency occurs or is likely to occur.
“Owner” means any individual, partnership, firm, society, unincorporated association, joint venture group, hui, joint stock company, corporation, trustee, personal representative, trust estate, decedent‘s estate, trust, or other legal entity whether doing business for itself or in a fiduciary capacity, that owns or controls the real property.
“Public highway” means all state and county roads, alleys, streets, ways, lanes, bikeways, and bridges.
“Traffic accident” means an accident involving motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists, or a combination, on [a] public highway which impedes the safe and necessary movement of persons or vehicles.