Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 487G-5

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Educational institution: includes :

  (1) A public or private institution; and

  (2) An agent or designee of the educational institution. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 487G-2

• Employee: includes :

  (1) A prospective employee who has:

  (A) Expressed to the employer an interest in being an employee; or

  (B) Applied for or is applying for employment by, or is being recruited for employment by, the employer; and

  (2) An independent contractor. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 487G-2

• Employer: includes an agent or designee of the employer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 487G-2
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Student: includes :

  (1) A prospective student who expresses to the institution an interest in being admitted to, applies for admission to, or is being recruited for admission by, the educational institution; and

  (2) A parent or legal guardian of a student under the age of eighteen years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 487G-2