Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 304A > Part VII > NURSING SCHOLARS PROGRAM

• Acquire: means gain ownership of. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-1
• Assault pistol: means a semiautomatic pistol that accepts a detachable magazine and has two or more of the following characteristics:
  (1) An ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
  (2) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward hand grip, or silencer;
  (3) A shroud that is attached to or partially or completely encircles the barrel and permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the second hand without being burned;
  (4) A manufactured weight of fifty ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded;
  (5) A centerfire pistol with an overall length of twelve inches or more; or
  (6) It is a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm;

  but does not include a firearm with a barrel sixteen or more inches in length, an antique pistol as defined in this section, or a curio or relic as those terms are used in 18 United States Code § 921(a)(13) or 27 C. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-1

• Assembly: means the fabrication of a firearm or the fitting together of component parts to construct a firearm. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-1
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Chief of police: means the chief of police of the counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, or the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-1
• 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
• Director: means the state director of finance unless otherwise stated or indicated in context. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 248-1
• Firearm: means any weapon, for which the operating force is an explosive, including but not limited to pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, automatic firearms, noxious gas projectors, mortars, bombs, and cannon. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-1
• Firearm receiver: includes any object or part that is not a firearm frame or receiver in finished form but that is designed or intended to be used for that purpose and may readily be made into a firearm frame or receiver through milling or other means. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 134-1
• 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.
• Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
• university: refers to the University of Hawaii, unless otherwise required by the context. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 304A-101