Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 321 > Part XXXVII - Domestic Violence Fatality Review

• Board: means the board of physical therapy. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 461J-1
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-471
• Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Director: means the director of health or the director's designated representative. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-471
• Director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Domestic violence: means physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the threat of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault, extreme psychological abuse or malicious property damage between family or household members. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-471
• Domestic violence fatality review information: means information regarding a victim, including but not limited to:

  (1) Social, medical, and legal history;

  (2) Death and birth certificates;

  (3) Law enforcement investigative information and data;

  (4) Medical examiner or coroner investigative information and data;

  (5) Parole and probation information and records;

  (6) Information and records of social services agencies;

  (7) Educational records; and

  (8) Health care institution information. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-471

• Domestic violence fatality review team: means those individuals appointed by the director to review domestic violence fatalities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-471
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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.
• License: means a pilot's license issued pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
• Pilot: means a state pilot licensed pursuant to this chapter as a port pilot or a deputy port pilot. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
• Practice of physical therapy: includes , but is not limited to, the use of the following:

  (1) Physical agents, such as heat, cold, water, air, sound, compression, light, electricity, and electromagnetic radiation;

  (2) Exercise with or without devices, joint mobilization, mechanical stimulation; biofeedback; postural drainage; traction; positioning, massage, splinting, training in locomotion, and other functional activities with or without assisting devices; and correction of posture, body mechanics, and gait;

  (3) Tests and measurements of: muscle strength, force, endurance, and tone; joint motion, mobility, and stability; reflexes and automatic reaction; movement skill and accuracy; sensation and perception; peripheral nerve integrity; locomotor skill, stability, and endurance; activities of daily living; cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular functions; the fit, function, and comfort of prosthetic, orthotic, and other assisting devices; posture and body mechanics; limb strength, circumference, and volume; thoracic excursion and breathing patterns; vital signs; nature and locus of pain and conditions under which pain varies; photosensitivity; and the home and work physical environments. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 461J-1

• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Vessel: means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 462A-1
• Victim: means an adult whose death is suspected of having been caused by domestic violence or domestic violence-related suicide. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-471