Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-67

• Employee: means a person who performs a service for wages or other remuneration under a contract for hire, written or oral, express or implied. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-61
• Employer: means a person who has one or more employees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-61
• Public body: means :

  (1) A state officer, employee, agency, department, division, bureau, board, commission, committee, council, authority, or other body in the executive branch of state government;

  (2) An agency, board, commission, committee, council, member, or employee of the legislative branch of the state government;

  (3) A county, city, intercounty, intercity, or regional governing body, a council, special district, or municipal corporation, or a board, department, commission, committee, council, agency, or any member or employee thereof;

  (4) Any other body which is created by state or local authority or which is primarily funded by or through state or local authority, or any member or employee of that body;

  (5) A law enforcement agency or any member or employee of a law enforcement agency; or

  (6) The judiciary and any member or employee of the judiciary. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-61