Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-11

• Collaborative law participation agreement: means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative law process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
• Collaborative law process: means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons:

  (1) Sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and

  (2) Are represented by collaborative lawyers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2

• Collaborative lawyer: means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative law process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
• Collaborative matter: means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution including a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding which is described in a collaborative law participation agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
• Law firm: means :

  (1) Lawyers who practice law together in a partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or association;

  (2) Lawyers employed in a legal services organization;

  (3) Lawyers employed in the legal department of a corporation or other organization; or

  (4) Lawyers employed in the legal department of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2

• Party: means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2