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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-67

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Commission: means the crime victim compensation commission established by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 351-2
  • Decedent: A deceased person.

The rights to compensation created by this chapter are personal and shall not survive the death of the person or beneficiary entitled thereto, provided that if such death occurs after an application for compensation has been filed with the commission, the proceeding shall not abate, but may be continued by the legal representative of the decedent‘s estate.