Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 668A-4

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Heirs property: means real property held in tenancy in common that satisfies all the following requirements as of the filing of an action for partition:

  (1) There is no agreement in a record binding all the cotenants that governs the partition of the property;

  (2) One or more of the cotenants acquired title from a relative, whether living or deceased; and

  (3) Any of the following applies:

  (A) Twenty per cent or more of the interests are held by cotenants who are relatives;

  (B) Twenty per cent or more of the interests are held by an individual who acquired title from a relative, whether living or deceased; or

  (C) Twenty per cent or more of the cotenants are relatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 668A-2

• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.