Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 321 > Part XXVII - Child Death Review

• 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.
• Child: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Child death review information: means information regarding the child and child's family, including but not limited to:
  (1) Social, medical, and legal histories;
  (2) Death and birth certificates;
  (3) Law enforcement investigative data;
  (4) Medical examiner or coroner investigative data;
  (5) Parole and probation information and records;
  (6) Information and records of social service agencies;
  (7) Educational records; and
  (8) Health care institution information. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Director: means the director of health or the director's designated representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• 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.
• Family: means :
  (1) Each legal parent;
  (2) Each natural parent;

  (3) The adjudicated, presumed, or concerned natural parent as defined under section 578-2;
  (4) Each parent's spouse or former spouses;
  (5) Each sibling or person related by consanguinity or marriage;
  (6) Each person residing in the same dwelling unit; and
  (7) Any other person who, or legal entity that, is a child's legal or physical custodian or guardian, or who is otherwise responsible for the child's care, other than an authorized agency that assumes such a legal status or relationship with the child under chapter 587A. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-342
• 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.
• 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.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.