§ 281-51 Prior inspection
§ 281-52 Public hearing
§ 281-53 Application; penalty for false statements
§ 281-53.5 County liquor commissions; criminal history record check
§ 281-54 Filing fees with application
§ 281-55 Reference to investigator
§ 281-56 Report by investigator
§ 281-57 Preliminary hearing; notice of public hearing
§ 281-58 Protests
§ 281-59 Hearing; rehearing
§ 281-60 Further application
§ 281-61 Renewals
§ 281-62 Reduction or increase in area of licensed premises

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 281 > Part IV - Procedure for Obtaining License

  • Advertisement: means any oral, written, graphic, or pictorial statement or representation, including those made through any electronic or print medium. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • 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.
  • Alcohol: means the product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or not, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol, but not denatured or other alcohol which is considered nonpotable under the customs laws of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Bailee: means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • Beer: means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley or other grain, malt, and hops in water. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • board: means a board established by county charter, within a county, that shall have the jurisdiction to hear and determine complaints or violations of liquor laws and to impose penalties as may be provided in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Board: means the motor vehicle repair industry board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Carrier: means a person that issues a bill of lading. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • Certified mechanic: is a motor vehicle mechanic who has successfully passed the certification tests in any or all of the certification specialties set forth in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Commission: means the liquor commission for the county within which such commission has jurisdiction under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Consignor: means a person named in a bill of lading as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal 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: means the county in respect of which each commission has jurisdiction under this chapter; provided that in the county of Kalawao liquor may be sold only by such persons and only under such conditions as may be permitted or prescribed from time to time by the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Damage waiver: means any contract or contractual provision, whether separate from or a part of a rental agreement, whereby the lessor agrees, for a charge, to waive any or all claims against the lessee for any damages to the rental motor vehicle during the term of the rental agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Delivery order: means a record that contains an order to deliver goods directed to a warehouse, carrier, or other person that in the ordinary course of business issues warehouse receipts or bills of lading. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • establishment: means a single physical location where the selling of liquor takes place. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Good faith: means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • Investigator: means any investigator of the commission in each case for the county wherein the commission has jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Issuer: includes a person for which an agent or employee purports to act in issuing a document if the agent or employee has real or apparent authority to issue documents, even if the issuer did not receive any goods, the goods were misdescribed, or in any other respect the agent or employee violated the issuer's instructions. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Lessee: means any person obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle from a lessor for a period of six months or less under the terms of a rental agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Lessor: means any person in the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • License: means any license granted under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • licensed premises: means the building and property that houses the establishment for which a license has been or is proposed to be issued; provided that in the case of class 12 hotel license, "premises" includes the hotel premises; provided further that in the case of a class 15 condominium hotel license, "premises" includes units, as defined in § 514B-3, that are used to provide transient lodging for periods of less than thirty days under a written contract with the owner or owners of each unit in, and common elements for access purposes as established by the declaration of condominium property regime of, the condominium hotel; and provided further that if an establishment is in a retail shopping complex the businesses of which have formed a merchants association, "premises" means the establishment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Licensee: includes also all agents, servants, and employees of the holder of a license. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Minor: means any person below the age of twenty-one years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Motor vehicle: means any passenger car, truck, truck tractor, motorcycle, or motor scooter, as defined in § 286-2, and the integral parts thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Motor vehicle mechanic: means any person whether self-employed or employed by another, who, for compensation, engages in the diagnosis or repair of malfunctions of motor vehicles, and may be classified as "intermediate" or "journey worker" as the terms are commonly used in the motor vehicle repair industry. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Motor vehicle repair dealer: means any person who is, or has in the person's employ, a motor vehicle mechanic licensed under this chapter and who, for compensation, engages in the business of diagnosing or repairing malfunctions of motor vehicles. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • 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.
  • Partner: means a partner in a general partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • 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.
  • Person: means and includes natural persons, associations, copartnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations, and also includes any agent, servant, and employee of such person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Plain language: means language written or spoken in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • premises: includes the hotel premises; provided further that in the case of a class 15 condominium hotel license, "premises" includes units, as defined in § 514B-3, that are used to provide transient lodging for periods of less than thirty days under a written contract with the owner or owners of each unit in, and common elements for access purposes as established by the declaration of condominium property regime of, the condominium hotel; and provided further that if an establishment is in a retail shopping complex the businesses of which have formed a merchants association, "premises" means the establishment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rental agreement: means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of the rental motor vehicle by the lessee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Rental cost: means the daily or periodic rate charged for the use of the rental motor vehicle, but does not include optional or refueling charges. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Repair of motor vehicles: means all maintenance of and modifications and repairs to motor vehicles, including the rebuilding or restoring of rebuilt vehicles as defined in § 286-2, but excluding repairing tires, changing tires, lubricating vehicles, installing light bulbs, batteries, windshield wiper blades, and other minor accessories, cleaning, adjusting, and replacing spark plugs, replacing oil and air filters, and other minor services, which the board by rule determines may be performed by persons without the skills and knowledge required of motor vehicle mechanics and helpers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
  • Restaurant: means a place which is regularly and in a bona fide manner used and kept open for the serving of meals to patrons for compensation and which has suitable kitchen facilities connected therewith, containing the necessary equipment and supplies for cooking an assortment of foods which may be required for ordinary meals. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • vehicle: means a motor vehicle as defined in § 286-2, which is rented or leased or offered for rent or lease in this State, whether for personal or commercial use, for a period of six months or less. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
  • Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
  • Wine: means any wine coming within the definition of wine contained in the United States Revenue Act of 1918 (Act of February 24, 1919), and includes sake. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1