Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 212-5

  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the governor may set aside public lands to a public corporation for the purpose of this chapter and the corporation may, by negotiation and without recourse to public auction, lease, rent, or let the lands or any part thereof or any interest therein, including concessions and concession space, by lease, license, or permit on the terms and conditions set by the corporation.