Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 201M - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act

• Advisory committee: means an advisory committee on small business as established in section 201M-4. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1
• affects small business: means any potential or actual requirement imposed upon a small business through an agency's proposed or adopted rule that will cause a direct and significant economic burden upon a small business, or is directly related to the formation, operation, or expansion of a small business. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Agency: means each state or county board, commission, department, or officer authorized by law to make rules, except those in the legislative or judicial branches. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the small business regulatory review board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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 education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• District: means the state public education system as a whole, except as used by the department for federal compliance and reporting requirements. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• enrollment: means a student has met all of the department's requirements for entrance and is formally placed on a school's roll. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• License: means the recognition granted by the Hawaii teacher standards board to an individual to practice the profession of teaching. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Small business: means a for-profit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that:

  (1) Is domiciled and authorized to do business in Hawaii;

  (2) Is independently owned and operated; and

  (3) Employs fewer than one hundred full-time or part-time employees in Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 201M-1

• Special services: means physiotherapy, or any form of muscle training, speech training, occupational therapy, vocational training, psychological evaluation, or any of them. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Teacher: means a person whose duties in the public educational system are primarily teaching or instruction of students or related activities centered primarily on students and who is in close and continuous contact with students, and shall include but not be limited to classroom teachers, school librarians, counselors, registrars, and special education teachers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.