Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 200 > Part III - Abandoned Vessels On Public and Private Property Generally

• 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
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• 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
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the board of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
• Chairperson: means the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• 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
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• 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}
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• 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.
• 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}
• 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
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• 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.
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.