Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 323 > Part I - General Provisions

• 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}
• Board: means the board of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Institution of higher education: means a university, professional school, or other institution of higher learning that:

  (1) In the United States, is regionally accredited by bodies approved by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education;

  (2) In Canada, holds a membership in the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada; or

  (3) In other countries, is accredited by the respective official organization having such authority. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1

• 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.
• Licensed: means the authority to engage in the autonomous practice of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
• Professional psychology training program: means a doctoral training program that includes (1) and (2), or (1) and (3) of the following:

  (1) Is a planned program of study which reflects an integration of the science and practice of psychology including practica and internship; and

  (2) Is designated as a doctoral program in psychology by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards and the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology or is accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association; or

  (3) Is offered in a regionally accredited institution of higher education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1

• Psychologist: means a person who offers to the public or renders to individuals or to groups of individuals services defined as the practice of psychology. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1
• Regionally accredited institution: means an institution of higher education accredited by the bodies approved by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 465-1