Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 412 > Article 2 > Part II - Examinations

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Aviary game bird: includes the various species of pheasant which are of rare nature and are generally propagated and raised for its ornamental and aesthetic purposes, but does not pertain to birds raised for food, fighting, baiting, or for similar commercial purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 142-111
• Commission: means the public utilities commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 142-111
• Federal: means belonging to, part of, or related to the government of the United States of America. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Financial institution: means a Hawaii financial institution, and unless the context indicates otherwise, a federal financial institution or foreign financial institution. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Hawaii financial institution: means :

  (1) A corporation or credit union that holds a charter or license under this chapter or under prior Hawaii law, authorizing it to accept deposits, to make loans in excess of the rates permitted in chapter 478, or to engage in the business of a trust company; or

  (2) A resulting bank as defined in article 12,

  and includes a corporation or credit union existing and chartered as a Hawaii financial institution or licensed to transact business in this State on July 1, 1993. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109

• Person: means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, association, agency, cooperative or joint stock association, contractor, subcontractor, operator, or other entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2