Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 304A > Part I > INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE

• Codes and standards: means nationally recognized minimum requirements that shall be met for design and construction to safeguard life, property, and the general welfare. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 107-21
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Council: means the state building code council. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 107-21
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Department: means the department of accounting and general services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 107-21
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Hawaii state building codes: means the building codes and standards that the state building code council adopts under § 107-24. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 107-21
• 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.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• university: refers to the University of Hawaii, unless otherwise required by the context. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 304A-101