Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 28 > Part IX - Drug Nuisance Abatement Unit

• 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.
• Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
• Articles pyrotechnic: means pyrotechnic devices for professional use similar to consumer fireworks in chemical composition and construction but not intended for consumer use that meet the weight limits for consumer fireworks but are not labeled as such, and that are classified as UN0431 or UN0432 by the United States Department of Transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Available: means that the vehicle is physically present and not rented for the requested rental period. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-2
• 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}
• Compensation: means money or any other valuable thing, regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services rendered. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• 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.
• Display: means the use of aerial devices, display fireworks, or articles pyrotechnic for any activity, including such activities as movie or television production. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
• Display fireworks: means any fireworks designed primarily for exhibition display by producing visible or audible effects and classified as display fireworks or contained in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation and designated as UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335, and includes salutes containing more than two grains (one hundred and thirty milligrams) of explosive materials, aerial shells containing more than forty grams of pyrotechnic compositions, and other display pieces which exceed the limits of explosive materials for classification as "consumer fireworks". See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
• Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. ^{Source: OCC}
• Energy: means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-2
• 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.
• Faucet: means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, or replacement aerator for a lavatory or kitchen faucet. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• Fireworks: means any combustible or explosive composition, or any substance or combination of substances, or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation and that meets the definition of aerial device or consumer or display fireworks as defined by this section and contained in the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation as set forth in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
• High color rendering index fluorescent lamp: means a fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or greater that is not a compact fluorescent lamp. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• 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}
• Permanent: means the state of one object being affixed to another object by glue or other means in a manner that the affixed object is intended to not be easily removable. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
• Permit: means a nontransferable, formal authorization, valid for a period not to exceed one calendar year from the date of issuance and which a county is hereby authorized to issue under this chapter, to engage in the act or acts specifically designated herein. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 132D-2
• Portable electric spa: means a factory-built electric spa or hot tub, which may include any combination of integral controls, water heating, or water circulating equipment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• Residential ventilating fan: means a ceiling or wall-mounted fan, or remotely mounted in-line fan, designed to be used in a bathroom or utility room for the purpose of moving air from inside the building to the outdoors. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• Showerhead: includes handheld showerheads and any other showerhead, except a safety showerhead. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• Spray sprinkler body: means the exterior case or shell of a sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• Urinal: includes a trough-type urinal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81
• Water cooler: includes a storage-type water cooler and an on-demand water cooler. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-81