Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-22

• authority: means the director, or any licensing board or commission under the administrative control of the director pursuant to section 26-9(c), authorized by statute to grant or to deny licenses. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• forfeiture: means the immediate and automatic termination or cancellation without any prior consultation with the licensee of a license issued by a board, caused by a licensee's voluntary or involuntary failure to comply with the requirements for maintaining or renewing a license. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• 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.
• License: means the permission to engage in a profession or vocation granted by the applicable licensing authority to a person who has satisfied every requirement for licensure, and shall include any registration, certificate, or other document issued by the licensing authority reflecting proof of permission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• Licensee: means the person in whose name the licensing authority grants a license. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2