Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 551G > Part I - General Provisions

• Adult: means an individual who has attained eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• Conservator: means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under chapter 551 or 560. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• Guardian: means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under chapter 551 or 560. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• 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.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• protected person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• Protective order: means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• Protective proceeding: means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• Respondent: means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 551G-2
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.