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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-4

  • Holder: means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or deliver or pay to, the owner of property that is subject to this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • 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
  • Owner: means a person who has a legal or equitable interest in property subject to this part or the person's legal representative. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • Property: means tangible property described in § 523A-4 or a fixed and certain interest in intangible property that is held, issued, or owed in the course of a holder's business, or by a government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, and all income or increments therefrom. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 523A-2

Tangible property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository in this State in the ordinary course of the holder‘s business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other law, shall be presumed abandoned if the property remains unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository.