Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 200 > Part VI - Vessel Identification Numbers

• 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.
• 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}
• 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.
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 200-1
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• 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
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• 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
• 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

• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.