Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 436B > Part II - Organization

• authority: means the director, or any licensing board or commission under the administrative control of the director pursuant to section 26-9(c), authorized by statute to grant or to deny licenses. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• Board: means any board or commission which is created and authorized by statute to issue a professional or vocational license, and is established within or transferred to the department for administrative purposes or subject to the administrative control or supervision of the director. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• License: means the permission to engage in a profession or vocation granted by the applicable licensing authority to a person who has satisfied every requirement for licensure, and shall include any registration, certificate, or other document issued by the licensing authority reflecting proof of permission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• Licensee: means the person in whose name the licensing authority grants a license. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• Licensing laws: means the applicable chapter providing for the regulation, licensing, and practice of a profession or vocation by the licensing authority. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436B-2
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.