Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 651 > Part III > REAL PROPERTY

• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Certified midwife: means a person who holds a current and valid national certification as a certified midwife from the American Midwifery Certification Board, or any successor organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Certified professional midwife: means a person who holds a current and valid national certification as a certified professional midwife from the North American Registry of Midwives, or any successor organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Client: means a person under the care of a licensed midwife, as well as the person's fetus and newborn child. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• 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.
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Midwife: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Midwifery: means the provision of one or more of the following services:

  (1) Assessment, monitoring, and care during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, postpartum and interconception periods, and for newborns, including ordering and interpreting screenings and diagnostic tests, and carrying out appropriate emergency measures when necessary;

  (2) Supervising the conduct of labor and childbirth; and

  (3) Provision of advice and information regarding the progress of childbirth and care for newborns and infants. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2

• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• North American Registry of Midwives: means the organization that sets national standards for the certified professional midwife credential. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Qualified midwife preceptor: means a licensed and experienced midwife, or other maternal health professional licensed in the State, who participates in the clinical education of individuals enrolled in a midwifery education program accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council or Accreditation Commission For Midwifery Education and who meets the criteria for midwife preceptors set forth by the applicable organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.