Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 101 > Part III - Special Proceedings Relating to Public Property

• Advisory committee: means an advisory committee on small business as established in section 201M-4. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1
• Agency: means each state or county board, commission, department, or officer authorized by law to make rules, except those in the legislative or judicial branches. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Board: means the small business regulatory review board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• 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.
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Small business: means a for-profit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that:

  (1) Is domiciled and authorized to do business in Hawaii;

  (2) Is independently owned and operated; and

  (3) Employs fewer than one hundred full-time or part-time employees in Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1

• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Teacher: means a person whose duties in the public educational system are primarily teaching or instruction of students or related activities centered primarily on students and who is in close and continuous contact with students, and shall include but not be limited to classroom teachers, school librarians, counselors, registrars, and special education teachers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.