Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-9

• Collaborative law process: means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons:

  (1) Sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and

  (2) Are represented by collaborative lawyers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2

• Collaborative lawyer: means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative law process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
• Collaborative matter: means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution including a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding which is described in a collaborative law participation agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
• Law firm: means :

  (1) Lawyers who practice law together in a partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or association;

  (2) Lawyers employed in a legal services organization;

  (3) Lawyers employed in the legal department of a corporation or other organization; or

  (4) Lawyers employed in the legal department of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2

• Party: means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
• Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
• Proceeding: means :

  (1) A judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other adjudicative process before a tribunal, including related prehearing and post-hearing motions, conferences, and discovery; or

  (2) A legislative hearing or similar process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2

• Tribunal: means :

  (1) A court, arbitrator, administrative agency, or other body acting in an adjudicative capacity which, after presentation of evidence or legal argument, has jurisdiction to render a decision affecting a party's interests in a matter; or

  (2) A legislative body conducting a hearing or similar process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2