Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-5

• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Board: means the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund described in § 87A-5. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-1
• Employee: means an employee or officer of the State, county, or legislature,

  (1) Including:

  (A) An elective officer;

  (B) An officer or employee under an authorized leave of absence;

  (C) An employee of the Hawaii national guard although paid from federal funds;

  (D) A retired member of the employees' retirement system; the county pension system; or the police, firefighters, or bandsmen pension system of the State or county;

  (E) A salaried and full-time member of a board, commission, or agency appointed by the governor or the mayor of a county; and

  (F) A person employed by contract for a period not exceeding one year, where the director of human resources development, personnel services, or civil service has certified that the service is essential or needed in the public interest and that, because of circumstances surrounding its fulfillment, personnel to perform the service cannot be obtained through normal civil service recruitment procedures,

  (2) But excluding:

  (A) A designated beneficiary of a retired member of the employees' retirement system; the county pension system; or the police, firefighters, or bandsmen pension system of the State or county;

  (B) Except as allowed under paragraph (1)(F), a person employed temporarily on a fee or contract basis; and

  (C) A part-time, temporary, and seasonal or casual employee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-1

• Fund: means the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund established in section 87A-30. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-1
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Trustee: means a trustee of the board of trustees of the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund, as described in § 87A-5. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 87A-1