Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 263 - Uniform Aeronautics Act (Modified)

• Aquaculture: means any form of agriculture devoted to the propagation, cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of aquatic plants and animals in marine, brackish, and fresh water. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141-51
• Attending physician: means a physician who is primarily responsible for the treatment of a work injury. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
• Child: means an individual who is a biological, adopted, or foster son or daughter; a stepchild; or a legal ward of an employee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• Compensation: means all benefits accorded by this chapter to an employee or the employee's dependents on account of a work injury as defined in this section; it includes medical and rehabilitation benefits, income and indemnity benefits in cases of disability or death, and the allowance for funeral and burial expenses. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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 labor and industrial relations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
• Department: means the department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141-51
• Director: means the director of labor and industrial relations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
• Domestic abuse: means conduct defined in § 586-1. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• Domestic or sexual violence: means domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• Employee: means any individual in the employment of another person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
• Employee: means a person who performs services for hire for not fewer than six consecutive months for the employer from whom benefits are sought under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• Employer: means any person having one or more persons in the person's employment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
• 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.
• Health care provider: means a person qualified by the director to render health care and service and who has a license for the practice of:

  (1) Medicine or osteopathy under chapter 453;

  (2) Dentistry under chapter 448;

  (3) Chiropractic under chapter 442;

  (4) Naturopathic medicine under chapter 455;

  (5) Optometry under chapter 459;

  (6) Podiatry under chapter 463E;

  (7) Psychology under chapter 465; and

  (8) Advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 457. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1

• Health care provider: means a physician as defined under § 386-1. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• Indigenous species: means any aquatic life, wildlife, or land plant species growing or living naturally in Hawaii without having been brought to Hawaii by humans. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141-51
• 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}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141-51
• Physician: includes a doctor of medicine, a dentist, a chiropractor, an osteopath, a naturopathic physician, a psychologist, an optometrist, an advanced practice registered nurse, and a podiatrist. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Victim services organization: includes :

  (1) A nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that provides assistance to victims of domestic or sexual violence or to advocates for such victims, including a rape crisis center;

  (2) An organization operating a shelter or providing professional counseling services; or

  (3) An organization providing assistance through the legal process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71

• Work injury: means a personal injury suffered under the conditions specified in § 386-3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 386-1