Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 321 > Part IX - Systematic Hearing and Vision Program

• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Midwife: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Midwifery: means the provision of one or more of the following services:

  (1) Assessment, monitoring, and care during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, postpartum and interconception periods, and for newborns, including ordering and interpreting screenings and diagnostic tests, and carrying out appropriate emergency measures when necessary;

  (2) Supervising the conduct of labor and childbirth; and

  (3) Provision of advice and information regarding the progress of childbirth and care for newborns and infants. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2

• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.