Hawaii Revised Statutes 205-3 – Retention of district boundaries
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 205-3
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Land use district boundaries existing as of June 2, 1975, shall continue in full force and effect subject to amendment as provided in this chapter or order of a court of competent jurisdiction based upon any litigation filed prior to July 1, 1975, or filed within thirty days after service of a certified copy of any final decision and order made as part of the commission’s 1974 periodic boundary review, whichever occurs later.