Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 76 > Part V - Employee Organizations; Veteran's Preference; Other Rights

• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Department: means the department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-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.
• Lessee: means a lessee under a lease issued by or transferred to the department or any tenant, licensee, grantee, permittee, assignee, or other person authorized to conduct an agricultural enterprise by the board or department. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 141D-2
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.