Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 580-44

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

Upon application of the director of health, the attorney general or the attorney general’s deputies shall represent any person affected with Hansen’s disease detained at any hospital, settlement, or place for the care and treatment of persons affected with Hansen’s disease in proceedings for divorce.