Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 183 > Part I - General

• Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 183-1
• concession: as used in this chapter means the grant to a person of the privilege to:
  (1) Conduct operations involving the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or services to the general public including but not limited to food and beverage establishments, retail stores, motor vehicle rental operations under chapter 437D, advertising, and communications and telecommunication services, in or on buildings or land under the jurisdiction of any government agency;
  (2) Operate a parking lot on property owned or controlled by the State with the exception of buildings, facilities, and grounds operated by or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the department of education; and
  (3) Use, for compensation, space on public property to display advertising, or to conduct operations for communications or telecommunications purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 102-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of budget and finance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-191
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 183-1
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
• 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}
• Project: means any energy project or telecommunications project. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-191
• Project agreement: means any agreement entered into under this part by the department with the project party for the financing from the proceeds of special purpose revenue bonds of a telecommunications project or an energy project, including without limitation any loan agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-191
• Project party: means an electric or gas utility, including a publicly owned energy cooperative, serving the general public and that is regulated by the public utilities commission under chapter 269, or a telecommunications carrier or telecommunications common carrier, whether or not subject to regulation by the public utilities commission under chapter 269. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-191
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}