Sections
Part I Generally 54-1
Part II County Boards of Water Supply 54-11 – 54-34
Part III Hawaii County Board of Water Supply 54-51 – 54-67

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 54 - Water Systems

  • ABLE savings account: means an individual savings account established in accordance with this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Account owner: means the individual who enters into a tuition savings agreement pursuant to this chapter and as defined under the proposed income tax regulations, sections 1. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Account owner: means the person who enters into a savings agreement pursuant to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Acreage assessments: means any levy imposed pursuant to this chapter on the land within a project and any amount charged to the State or to the Hawaiian homes commission for the purpose of acquiring, establishing, or maintaining land or water facilities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174-2
  • Advertisement: means any communication, excluding sundry items such as bumper stickers, that:

         (1)  Identifies a candidate directly or by implication, or identifies an issue or question that will appear on the ballot at the next applicable election; and

         (2)  Advocates or supports the nomination, opposition, or election of the candidate, or advocates the passage or defeat of the issue or question on the ballot. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302

  • Agency: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, shall have the same meaning as is set forth in § 1(b)(1) of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Appraisers: means one or more, but not more than three, real estate appraisers appointed by the board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-71
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Ballot: includes :

         (1)  A ballot summary reflecting a complete record of the ballot selections made by a voter utilizing an HTML ballot or similar accessible ballot that produces a ballot summary;

         (2)  A voter verifiable paper audit trail in the event there is a discrepancy between a voting machine's electronic record of the voted ballot and the voter verifiable paper audit trail; and

         (3)  A ballot used in an election by mail pursuant to part VIIA, including a ballot approved for electronic transmission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1

  • Bank: means any bank as defined in: § 2(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Bank Holding Company Act: means the federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Board: means the board of water supply of each county;

         "Council" means the council of each county;

         "County" means a county or city and county of the State;

         "County attorney" means the legal advisor of a county;

         "County auditor" means the auditor or finance officer of a county performing the audit function;

         "County treasurer" means the county official maintaining its treasury;

         "Mayor" means the executive officer of a county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 54-11

  • Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-2
  • Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174-2
  • Branch: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, has the same meaning as is set forth in § 1(b)(3) of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Campaign funds: means contributions, interest, rebates, refunds, loans, or advances received by a candidate committee or noncandidate committee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Candidate: means an individual who seeks nomination for election or seeks election to office. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Candidate committee: means an organization, association, or individual that receives campaign funds, makes expenditures, or incurs financial obligations on behalf of a candidate with the candidate's authorization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Capital: means :

         (1)  The aggregate par value or other amount received and allocated to the issued and outstanding capital stock of a financial institution; or

         (2)  The total amount of a credit union's outstanding and unimpaired membership shares or share accounts. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109

  • Capital stock: means the units of interest, whether or not having a par value, common or preferred, legally issued by a financial institution or other corporation, which represents a fractional ownership interest in the institution or corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Circuit court: means the court established in each of the judicial circuits of this State pursuant to chapter 603 and which has jurisdiction under § 412:1-108 over a matter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • college account: means an individual savings account established in accordance with this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Commission: means the campaign spending commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Commission: means the legacy land conservation commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-2
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Company: means any corporation, partnership, trust (business or otherwise), association, joint venture, pool syndicate, unincorporated organization, or any form of business entity not specifically listed herein and, unless specifically excluded, a financial institution; provided that "company" does not mean any trust existing on July 1, 1993, which under its terms must terminate within twenty-five years, or not later than twenty-one years and ten months after the death of individuals living on the effective date of the trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contribution: means :

         (1)  A gift, subscription, deposit of money or anything of value, or cancellation of a debt or legal obligation and includes the purchase of tickets to fundraisers, for the purpose of:

              (A)  Influencing the nomination for election, or the election, of any person to office;

              (B)  Influencing the outcome of any question or issue that has been certified to appear on the ballot at the next applicable election; or

              (C)  Use by any candidate committee or noncandidate committee for the purpose of subparagraph (A) or (B);

         (2)  The payment, by any person or party other than a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, of compensation for the services of another person that are rendered to the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee without charge or at an unreasonably low charge for a purpose listed in paragraph (1);

         (3)  A contract, promise, or agreement to make a contribution; or

         (4)  Any loans or advances that are not documented or disclosed to the commission as provided in § 11-372;

         "Contribution" does not include:

         (1)  Services voluntarily provided without compensation by individuals to or on behalf of a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee;

         (2)  A candidate's expenditure of the candidate's own funds; provided that this expenditure shall be reportable as other receipts and expenditures;

         (3)  Any loans or advances to the candidate committee; provided that these loans or advances shall be reported as loans; or

         (4)  An individual, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee engaging in internet activities for the purpose of influencing an election if:

              (A)  The individual, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee is uncompensated for the internet activities; or

              (B)  The individual, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee uses equipment or services for uncompensated internet activities, regardless of who owns the equipment and services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302

  • Department: means the department of taxation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 251-1
  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-2
  • Depository institution: means a financial institution that is authorized to accept deposits under its chartering or licensing authority and includes a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, depository financial services loan company, credit union, or intra-Pacific bank. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Depository institution: means any institution that is included for any purpose within the definitions of "insured depository institution" as set forth in § 3(c)(2) and (3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • deposits: means money or its equivalent received or held by a person in the usual course of business and for which it has given or is obligated to give credit, either conditionally or unconditionally, to a demand, checking, savings, time, passbook, negotiable order of withdrawal, thrift, or share account, or which is evidenced by its passbook, certificate of deposit, thrift certificate, investment certificate, certificate of indebtedness, or other similar instrument, or a check, draft, or share draft drawn against a deposit account and certified by a person, on which the person is primarily liable. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Designated beneficiary: means a designated beneficiary as defined in § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or successor legislation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Designated beneficiary: means a resident of the State whose qualified disability expenses may be paid from the account. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Director: means the director of finance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Director: means any member of the board of directors of a financial institution, whether or not receiving compensation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • District: means , unless otherwise specified, the district of political representation associated with a state representative. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
  • Donation: means all transfers of money, credit or debit card transactions, online payments, payments made through a third party, paid personal services, or transfers of any other thing of value to a nonprofit organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Election: means any election for office or for determining a question or issue provided by law or ordinance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Election officials: means persons designated as officials by the chief election officer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
  • Election period: means :

         (1)  The two-year time period between the day after the general election through the day of the next general election, if a candidate is seeking nomination or election to a two-year office;

         (2)  The four-year time period between the day after the general election through the day of the next general election, if a candidate is seeking nomination or election to a four-year office; or

         (3)  For a special election, the period between the day after the general election for that office through the day of the special election. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302

  • Eligible educational institution: means :

         (1)  An institution described in sections 481(a)(1) or 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1

  • Eligible individual: means an individual who is entitled to benefits based on blindness or disability under title 42 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Expenditure: means :

         (1)  Any purchase or transfer of money or anything of value, or promise or agreement to purchase or transfer money or anything of value, or payment incurred or made, or the use or consumption of a nonmonetary contribution for the purpose of:

              (A)  Influencing the nomination for election, or the election, of any person seeking nomination for election or election to office, whether or not the person has filed the person's nomination papers;

              (B)  Influencing the outcome of any question or issue that has been certified to appear on the ballot at the next applicable election; or

              (C)  Use by any party for the purposes set out in subparagraph (A) or (B);

         (2)  Any payment, by any person other than a candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee, of compensation for the services of another person that are rendered to the candidate, candidate committee, or noncandidate committee for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1)(A); provided that payment under this paragraph shall include provision of services without charge; or

         (3)  The expenditure by a candidate of the candidate's own funds for the purposes set out in paragraph (1)(A). See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302

  • Federal: means belonging to, part of, or related to the government of the United States of America. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Federal agency: means an agency of a foreign bank that is licensed by the Comptroller of the Currency pursuant to § 4 of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Federal branch: means a branch of a foreign bank that is licensed by the Comptroller of the Currency pursuant to § 4 of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Act: means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC
  • Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
  • Fiduciary organization: means an organization that serves as an intermediary between an individual account holder and the financial institution holding the individual's individual development account funds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1
  • Financial institution: means an organization authorized to do business pursuant to chapter 412, or under federal laws relating to financial institutions, and includes a bank, trust company, savings bank, building and loan association, savings and loan company or association, and credit union. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1
  • 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
  • Financial organization: means an organization authorized to do business in the State of Hawaii that is:

         (1)  Certified as an insurer by the insurance commissioner;

         (2)  Licensed or chartered as a financial institution by the commissioner of financial institutions;

         (3)  Chartered by an agency of the federal government;

         (4)  Subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the securities and exchange commission of the federal government; or

         (5)  Any other entity otherwise authorized to act in this State as a trustee pursuant to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as may be amended from time to time. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1

  • Financial organization: means an organization authorized to do business in the State that is:

         (1)  Licensed or chartered by the insurance commissioner;

         (2)  Licensed or chartered by the commissioner of financial institutions;

         (3)  Chartered by an agency of the federal government; or

         (4)  Subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1

  • Flag: means any flag, standard, color, ensign, or any picture or representation of either made of any substance or represented on any substance, and of any size, evidently purporting to be, either of, the flag, standard, color, or ensign of the State of Hawaii or a picture or representation, of either upon which shall be shown the jack, the colors and stripes in any number of either, or by which the person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 5-18
  • Foreign bank: means any company organized under the laws of a foreign country, a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Virgin Islands, that engages directly in the business of banking. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Government: includes the State and the United States and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174-2
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Hawaii state agency: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, means an agency of a foreign bank that is located in this State and licensed pursuant to this chapter, part II, of this article. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Hawaii state bank: means a bank organized under the laws of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Hawaii state branch: when used in reference to an office of a foreign bank, means a branch of a foreign bank that is located in this State and licensed pursuant to this chapter, part II, of this article. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Holding company: means any company which controls another company. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Household: means adults related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or who are unrelated but have maintained a stable family relationship together over a period of time, and individuals under eighteen years of age related to the above adults by marriage, blood, or adoption, who are living together. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1
  • Immediate family: means a candidate's spouse or reciprocal beneficiary, as defined in § 572C-3, and any child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of the candidate, and the spouses or reciprocal beneficiaries of such persons. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Individual development account: means an optional, interest bearing, subsidized, tax-benefitted account used exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified expenditure of an eligible individual as determined by the fiduciary organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act: means the federal Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994, Public Law No. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Interstate branch: means a branch of a bank or a branch of a foreign bank, as the context may require, which is established after September 29, 1994, pursuant to the authority contained in the Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act, outside the home state of the bank or foreign bank. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Land: includes all interests therein and natural resources including water, minerals, and all such things connected with land, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • Land: means the earth, water, and air, above, below, or on the surface, and includes easements and rights in land, and any improvement on land. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-2
  • Land occupier: means the owner or in the case of leased land, the lessee of lands lying within a project organized or to be organized under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174-2
  • Land patent: means a government grant of real estate in fee simple. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • lease: means a residential lease made by the board of land and natural resources under this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-71
  • Lease: means the right to possess and use land for a term of years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Lessee: means the lessee under a residential lease and the successors in interest of the lessee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-71
  • Lessor: means any person in the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 251-1
  • Limited branch: means a branch of a foreign bank that accepts only those deposits as would be permissible for a corporation organized under § 25A of the Federal Reserve Act in accordance with § 5(a)(7) of the federal International Banking Act (12 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • Loan: means an advance of money, goods, or services, with a promise to repay in full or in part within a specified period of time. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Management contract: means the contract executed by the director of finance and a financial organization selected to act as a depository and manager of the program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Management contract: means the contract executed by the director of finance and a financial organization selected to act as a depository and manager of the program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Member of the family: means a family member as defined in § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or successor legislation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC
  • Natural disaster: means any disaster caused by seismic or tidal wave, tsunami, hurricane, volcanic eruption, typhoon, earthquake, or flood. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-85
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Noncandidate committee: means an organization, association, party, or individual that has the purpose of making or receiving contributions, making expenditures, or incurring financial obligations to influence the nomination for election, or the election, of any candidate to office, or for or against any question or issue on the ballot; provided that a noncandidate committee does not include:

         (1)  A candidate committee;

         (2)  Any individual making a contribution or making an expenditure of the individual's own funds or anything of value that the individual originally acquired for the individual's own use and not for the purpose of evading any provision of this part; or

         (3)  Any organization that raises or expends funds for the sole purpose of producing and disseminating informational or educational communications that are not made to influence the outcome of an election, question, or issue on a ballot. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302

  • Nonqualified withdrawal: means a withdrawal from an account that is not:

         (1)  Used for qualified higher education expenses of the designated beneficiary;

         (2)  Made on account of the death or disability of the designated beneficiary; or

         (3)  Made on the account of a scholarship (or allowance or payment described in § 135(d)(1)(B) or (C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) received by the designated beneficiary, to the extent the withdrawal does not exceed the amount of the scholarship, allowance, or payment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1

  • Office: means any Hawaii elective public or constitutional office, excluding county neighborhood board and federal elective offices. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Other receipts: means the candidate's own funds, interest, rebates, refunds, and any other funds received by a candidate committee or noncandidate committee, but does not include contributions received from other persons or loans. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Party: means any political party that satisfies the requirements of § 11-61. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Person: means a natural person, entity or organization, including without limitation an individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, cooperative, estate, trust, or governmental unit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Person: means an individual, a partnership, a candidate committee or noncandidate committee, a party, an association, a corporation, a business entity, an organization, or a labor union and its auxiliary committees. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Person: means one or more individuals and does not include any partnership, firm, or corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-71
  • Program: means the college savings program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Program: means the Hawaii ABLE savings program established under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Program manager: means a financial organization selected by the director of finance to act as a depository and manager of the program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Program manager: means a financial organization selected by the director of finance to act as a depository and manager of the program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Project: means an area, contiguous or noncontiguous, established under this chapter within which water is supplied to the State or the Hawaiian homes commission for the development and opening of lands or to land occupiers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174-2
  • Public purpose: as used in this chapter , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes but shall not be limited to all public uses, the straightening of boundaries of public lands, acquisition of access to landlocked public lands, the consolidation of the holdings of public lands, development of houselots, farmlots, and industrial parks. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
  • Qualified acquisition costs: means the costs of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a residence and shall include any usual or reasonable settlement, financing, or other closing costs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1
  • Qualified business: means any business that does not contravene any law or public policy. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1
  • Qualified disability expense: means any qualified disability expense included in § 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Qualified expenditures: means an expense as determined by a fiduciary organization, which may include but not be limited to:

         (1)  Costs associated with first homeownership;

         (2)  Post-secondary education;

         (3)  Vocational training; and

         (4)  Small or micro-business capitalization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1

  • Qualified higher education expenses: means any qualified higher education expense defined in § 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or successor legislation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Qualified plan: means a business plan or a plan to use a business asset purchased, that:

         (1)  Is approved by a financial institution, a micro-enterprise development organization, or a nonprofit loan fund having demonstrated fiduciary integrity;

         (2)  Includes a description of services or goods to be sold, a marketing plan, and projected financial statements; and

         (3)  May require the eligible individual to obtain the assistance of an experienced entrepreneurial advisor. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 257-1

  • Qualified withdrawal: means withdrawal from an account to pay the qualified higher education expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • Qualified withdrawal: means a withdrawal from an account to pay the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Rollover distribution: means a rollover distribution as defined in § 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Savings agreement: means an agreement between the program manager or the director of finance and the account owner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256B-1
  • Subsidiary: means a corporation, joint venture, partnership, or other company that is controlled by another corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Surcharge tax: means the rental motor vehicle and tour vehicle surcharge tax established under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 251-1
  • surplus: includes retained earnings, whether or not transferred or allocated to surplus. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • this State: means the State of Hawaii, its political subdivisions, agencies, and departments. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Tour vehicle: means any vehicle, including vans, minibuses, and buses used for the purpose of transporting persons for pleasure or sightseeing trips, or transporting persons to pleasure or sightseeing cruises or destinations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 251-1
  • Treasurer: means a person appointed under § 11-324 and unless expressly indicated otherwise, includes deputy treasurers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-302
  • Tuition savings agreement: means an agreement between the director of finance or a financial organization and the account owner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 256-1
  • United States: when used in a geographical sense, means the several states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the American Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory of the United States; and, when used in a political sense, means the federal government of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:13-102
  • vehicle: means every vehicle which is:

         (1)  Self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power but which is not operated upon rails which is rented or leased or offered for rent or lease in this State, whether for personal or commercial use, for a period of six months or less; and

         (2)  Designed to carry seventeen passengers or fewer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 251-1

  • Voter service center: means a location within the county of the voter's registration address established pursuant to § 11-109 to serve all of the following purposes:

         (1)  Receive return envelopes for absentee ballots pursuant to chapter 15;

         (2)  Receive return identification envelopes in an election by mail conducted pursuant to part VIIA;

         (3)  Provide voting machine services for persons with disabilities pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, P. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1

  • Voting system: means the use of paper ballots, electronic transmission, voting machines, elections by mail pursuant to part VIIA, absentee voting pursuant to chapter 15, or any system by which votes are cast and counted. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 11-1
  • Water facility: includes all real and personal property, together with all improvements to the same, acquired or constructed pursuant to a plan or undertaking to provide water within a project for economic development, under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174-2
  • Water tolls: means any charges established by the board for water supplied by it to the State, the Hawaiian homes commission, and land occupiers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174-2