Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 378 > Part VI > Subpart A - General Provisions

• Airport: means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking-off of all aircraft and utilized or to be utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes;

  "Airport hazard" means any structure or tree which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking-off at an airport, or any use of land which creates a dangerous condition, including the placement of strong lights which blind pilots during such operations;

  "Airport hazard area" means any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard might be established if not prevented as provided in this chapter;

  "Airport protection" means protection against an airport hazard;

  "Department" means the department of transportation;

  "Director" means the director of transportation or the director's authorized representative;

  "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, joint stock association, or any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof; or the State or any of its political subdivisions, or agencies thereof;

  "Structure" means any object constructed or installed by humans, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks, chimneys, and overhead transmission lines;

  "Tree" means any object of natural growth. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 262-1

• 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
• Chairperson: means the chairperson of the board of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141-51
• 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
• Course of conduct: means acts over any period of time of repeatedly maintaining a visual or physical proximity to a person or conveying verbal or written threats, including threats conveyed through electronic communications or threats implied by conduct. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• Department: means the department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141-51
• 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
• Electronic communications: includes communications via telephone, mobile phone, computer, e-mail, video recorder, fax machine, telex, or pager. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• 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
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• 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.
• Sexual assault: means any conduct proscribed by chapter 707, part V. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71
• Stalking: means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specifically targeted person that would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress or to fear bodily injury, sexual assault, or death to the person or to the person's spouse, parent, child, or any other person who regularly resides in the person's household, and where the conduct does cause the targeted person to have such distress or fear. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 378-71