Part I General Provisions 200-1 – 200-20
Part II Boating Law 200-21 – 200-40.5
Part III Abandoned Vessels On Public and Private Property Generally 200-41 – 200-49
Part IV Vessels Abandoned On Premises of Persons Engaged in Repair Business, Private Marinas, Yacht Clubs, or On Other Private Property 200-51 – 200-55
Part V Trespass to Vessel 200-61 – 200-63
Part VI Vessel Identification Numbers 200-71 – 200-74

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 200 - Ocean Recreation and Coastal Areas Programs

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Agricultural activities: includes :

    (1) The care and production of livestock, livestock products, poultry, and poultry products;
    (2) The care and production of apiary, horticultural, and floricultural products;
    (3) The planting, cultivating, and harvesting of crops or trees; and
    (4) Any other activity that is directly associated with agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
  • Agricultural enterprise: means an activity directly and primarily supporting the production and sale of agricultural products in the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
  • Agricultural enterprise lands: means agricultural lands that are transferred to and managed by the department pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
  • 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.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Animal: means any animal except human beings;

    "Board" means the Hawaii board of veterinary medicine of the State;

    "Client" means the animal patient's owner, owner's agent, or other person presenting the animal patient for care. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1

  • animal patient: means any animal or group of animals receiving veterinary care from a veterinarian. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
  • Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. Source: FDIC
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appointing authority: means a department head or designee having the power to make appointments or changes in the status of employees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Aquacultural activities: means the farming or ranching of any plant or animal species in a controlled salt, brackish, or freshwater environment; provided that the farm or ranch is on or directly adjacent to land. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Articles pyrotechnic: means pyrotechnic devices for professional use similar to consumer fireworks in chemical composition and construction but not intended for consumer use that meet the weight limits for consumer fireworks but are not labeled as such, and that are classified as UN0431 or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beaches encumbered with easements in favor of the public: means any lands which lie along the shores of the State which are now, or may hereafter be, encumbered by easements granted in favor of the public for bathing, swimming, or other similar or related purposes and for foot passage. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Board: means the law enforcement standards board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 139-1
  • Board: means the board of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
  • Board: means the enhanced 911 board established under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Boat dealer: means a person engaged wholly or partly, for gain or compensation, in the business of selling vessels or offering vessels for sale, buying or taking in vessels for the purpose of resale, or exchanging vessels. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Boat manufacturer: means a person engaged in:

    (1) The manufacture, construction, or assembly of boats or associated equipment;

    (2) The manufacture or construction of components for boats and associated equipment to be sold for subsequent assembly; or

    (3) The importation into the United States for sale of boats, associated equipment, or components thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23

  • Boating accident: means any occurrence involving a vessel or its equipment that results in:

    (1) The death of a person;

    (2) The loss of consciousness by any person, the receipt of medical treatment by any person, or the incapacity of any person for more than twenty-four hours;

    (3) Damage to the vessel and other property totaling more than $200; or

    (4) The disappearance of a person from the vessel under circumstances that indicate possible death or injury. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23

  • Call: means any communication, message, signal, or transmission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Certificate: means certificate of number for an undocumented vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Chairperson: means the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
  • Chief executive: means the governor, the respective mayors, the chief justice of the supreme court, and the chief executive officer of the Hawaii health systems corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Chief of police: means the chief of police of the respective counties and their authorized representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
  • Civil service: includes all positions within a jurisdiction that are not exempted by § 46-33, 76-16, or 76-77, or by other law and must be filled through civil service recruitment procedures based on merit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Civil service employee: means an employee who has met all requirements for membership in the civil service under § 76-27. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Class: means a group of positions that reflect sufficiently similar duties and responsibilities such that the same title and the same pay range may apply to each position allocated to the class. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Coast Guard: means the Coast Guard of the United States, or its successor agency. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Commercial high speed boating: means the use of an open power boat to provide high speed rides to passengers who pay compensation for the rides. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Commercial mobile radio service: means commercial mobile radio service under sections 3(27) and 332(d) of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Title 47 United States Code § 151 et seq. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Communications service: means a service capable of accessing, connecting with, or interfacing with a 911 system, by dialing, initializing, or otherwise activating the 911 system by means of a local telephone device, commercial mobile radio service device, Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol device, indirect communication through a service bureau or call relay service, such as alarm companies, or any other means. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Communications service connection: means each telephone number or a device's unique identifier assigned to a residential or commercial subscriber by a communications service provider, without regard to technology deployed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Communications service provider: means an entity that provides communications service to a subscriber. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • County: means any county or political subdivision of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
  • Credit: means the loan of money, or the right granted by a creditor to a debtor to defer payment of debt, or to incur debts and defer payment therefor, or to purchase property or services and defer payment therefor. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 477E-2
  • Creditor: means any bank; savings and loan association; trust company; financial services loan company; credit union; mortgage loan originator; mortgage loan originator company; pawnbroker; mutual benefit society or fraternal benefit society; debt adjuster; the issuer of a credit card as defined in § 708-800; any person who initiates, extends, renews, or continues loans of money or credit; any person who regularly arranges for the initiation, extension, renewal, or continuation of a loan of money or credit; or any assignee of an original creditor who participates in the decision to grant, extend, renew, or to continue a loan of money or credit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 477E-2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Day: means a calendar day unless otherwise specified. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 327N-1
  • Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 472-1
  • Department: means any department, board, commission, or agency of a jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: means the head of the central personnel agency for a jurisdiction regardless of title, whether it is the director of human resources development, director of personnel, director of personnel services, or personnel director. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Emergency: means the imminent or actual occurrence of an event, which has the likelihood of causing extensive injury, death, property damage, or impedes the safe and necessary movement of persons or vehicles over public highways, including but not limited to the spillage of hazardous material on a public highway or public place. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
  • Enforcement officer: means a police officer and any other state or county officer charged with the enforcement of state laws. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-61
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Federal laws and requirements: means all statutes, rules, and other laws of the United States, which may apply to any and all subject matter of this part, and of the rules adopted pursuant to this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
  • Fireworks: means any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation and that meets the definition of aerial device or consumer or display fireworks as defined by this section and contained in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation as set forth in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
    • You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
    • The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
    • The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • fund: means the special fund established by section 138-3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Government entity: means any department, unit, or agency, of the federal, state, or county governments. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 137-1
  • 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.
  • hull: means the shell, frame, or body of a vessel, exclusive of masts, yards, sails, riggings, machinery, and equipment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-71
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
  • Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol: means a service that:

    (1) Enables real-time, two-way voice communications;

    (2) Requires a broadband connection from the user's location;

    (3) Requires internet protocol-compatible customer premises equipment; and

    (4) Permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1

  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: means the State, the city and county of Honolulu, the county of Hawaii, the county of Maui, the county of Kauai, the judiciary, the department of education, the University of Hawaii, and the Hawaii health systems corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • 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.
  • laser pointing device: means any hand-held laser device, which is not designed as a sighting device for a weapon nor for use in a medical procedure. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 136-1
  • Law clerk: Assist judges with research and drafting of opinions.
  • Law enforcement officer: means :
    (1) A police officer employed by a county police department;
    (2) A public safety officer employed by the department of public safety; or
    (3) An employee of the department of transportation, department of land and natural resources, department of taxation, or department of the attorney general who is conferred by law with general police powers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 139-1
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Legislative body: means the legislature in the case of the State, including the judiciary, the department of education, the University of Hawaii, and the Hawaii health systems corporation; the city council in the case of the city and county of Honolulu; and the respective county councils in the case of the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • Length: means the measurement of a vessel from end to end over the deck. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Lessee: means a lessee under a lease issued by or transferred to the department or any tenant, licensee, grantee, permittee, assignee, or other person authorized to conduct an agricultural enterprise by the board or department. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Merit appeals board: means a jurisdiction's appellate body for purposes of section 76-14 regardless of whether it is named merit appeals board, civil service commission, or appeals board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • microchip identification: means a device that is implanted under the skin of an animal and that contains contact information for the owner of the animal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 143-1
  • Minimum finance charge: The minimum, or fixed, finance charge that will be imposed during a billing cycle. A minimum finance charge usually applies only when a finance charge is imposed, that is, when you carry over a balance. Source: Federal Reserve
  • month: means a calendar month; and the word "year" a calendar year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-20
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Ocean waters: means all waters seaward of the shoreline within the jurisdiction of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
  • Open ocean racing boat: means a motorized vessel which:

    (1) Is designed, modified, or restored for the primary purpose of high speed boat racing; and

    (2) Has the capacity to carry not more than the operator and five passengers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23

  • Open-end credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or revolving credit.) Source: OCC
  • Operate: means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel on or in the waters of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Operator: means a person who operates, or who has charge of the navigation or use of, a vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Owner: includes every person owning, harboring, or keeping a dog; provided that if the owner is a minor under the age of eighteen years, the parent, guardian, or other person having the care, custody, or control of the minor shall be irrebuttably presumed to be the owner;

    "Unlicensed dog" means any dog for which the license for the current year has not been paid or to which the tag provided for in this chapter is not attached. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 143-1

  • Owner: means any individual, partnership, firm, society, unincorporated association, joint venture group, hui, joint stock company, corporation, trustee, personal representative, trust estate, decedent's estate, trust, or other legal entity whether doing business for itself or in a fiduciary capacity, that owns or controls the real property. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
  • Parasailing: means the activity in which an individual is transported or carried aloft by a parachute, sail, or other material attached to a towline which is towed by a vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means a natural person, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, a trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, or association. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 477E-2
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Position: means a specific job requiring the full or part-time employment of one person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 76-11
  • 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
  • Practice of veterinary medicine: includes medical, surgical, and dental care of animals. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
  • Practice of veterinary technology: includes but is not limited to the following procedures only under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian:

    (1) Monitoring anesthesia;

    (2) Intubating;

    (3) Performing dental cleaning;

    (4) Creating a relief hole in the skin to facilitate placement of an intravenous catheter; and

    (5) Participating in laboratory management activities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 472-1

  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Proprietary information: means customer lists and other related information (including the number of customers), technology descriptions, technical information, or trade secrets, and the actual or developmental costs of enhanced 911 service that are developed, produced, or received internally by a communications service provider or by a provider's employees, directors, officers, or agents. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Public highway: means all state and county roads, alleys, streets, ways, lanes, bikeways, and bridges. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Public safety agency: means a functional division of the State or a county that provides or has authority to provide, or a private entity contracted by a state or county agency that provides, firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Public safety answering point: means the public safety agency that receives incoming 911 calls and dispatches appropriate public safety agencies to respond to those calls. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reseller: means a person or entity that purchases communications service from a communications service provider for the purpose of reselling communications service to end-users. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 138-1
  • Search and rescue expenses: include the following expenses incident to, and incurred by, a government entity or any person or private entity in a search or rescue operation:

    (1) Any and all actual hourly wages, salaries, and employment-related benefits, of persons participating in a search or rescue operation;

    (2) Any and all equipment costs, including rental, lease, use, repair, and/or replacement costs of equipment used in a search or rescue operation;

    (3) Any and all fuel expenses incident to a search or rescue operation;

    (4) Any and all other expenses relating to a search and rescue operation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 137-1

  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Shoreline: means the upper reaches of the wash of the waves, usually evidenced by the edge of vegetation growth or by the upper limit of debris left by the wash of the waves. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
  • Sponsor: means a veterinarian who requests the presence and medical assistance of an individual licensed to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine in another jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
  • State: means the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Thrill craft: means any motorized vessel that falls into the category of personal watercraft, and which:

    (1) Is generally less than thirteen feet in length as manufactured;

    (2) Is generally capable of exceeding a speed of twenty miles per hour;

    (3) Can be operated by a single operator, but may have the capacity to carry passengers while in operation; or

    (4) Is designed to provide similar operating performance as a personal watercraft through a combination of small size, power plant, and hull design. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23

  • Traffic accident: means an accident involving motorists, pedestrians, or bicyclists, or a combination, on [a] public highway which impedes the safe and necessary movement of persons or vehicles. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 135-1
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.
  • Truth in Lending Act: The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law that requires lenders to provide standardized information so that borrowers can compare loan terms. In general, lenders must provide information on Source: OCC
  • Undocumented vessel: means any vessel which does not have and is not required to have a valid marine document as a vessel of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Vessel: means all description of watercraft, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on or in the water, except a seaplane. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23
  • Vessel: means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-61
  • Veterinarian: means a person duly licensed in the State to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
  • Veterinarian-client-patient relationship: includes the provision of on-call or cross-coverage services by a veterinarian who has been designated by a veterinarian with an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship and has access to relevant animal patient records. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 471-1
  • Warning or notice: means any warning or notice issued by a government entity posted on any type of sign. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 137-1
  • Water sledding: means the activity in which an individual is transported or carried over the surface of the water on an apparatus that is more than twelve inches wide and is attached to a towline which is towed by a vessel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-23