Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 421J-14

• Association: means a nonprofit, incorporated, or unincorporated organization:

  (1) Upon which responsibilities are imposed and to which authority is granted in a declaration that governs a planned community;

  (2) That is a planned community association as defined under section 607-14; or

  (3) That is a homeowners' association, in which:

  (A) The voting membership is made up of ten or more parcel owners or their proxies, or a combination thereof; and

  (B) Assessments may be imposed that, if unpaid, may become a lien on the parcel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 421J-2

• Association documents: means the articles of incorporation or other document creating the association, if any, the bylaws of the association, the declaration or similar organizational documents and any exhibits thereto, any rules related to use of common areas, architectural control, maintenance of units, restrictions on the use of units, or payment of money as a regular assessment or otherwise in connection with the provisions, maintenance, or services for the benefit of some or all of the units, the owners, or occupants of the units or the common areas, as well as any amendments made to the foregoing documents. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 421J-2
• Person: means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust or other legal entity, or any combination thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 421J-2
• Unit: means a physical portion of the planned community designated for separate ownership or occupancy. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 421J-2