Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 339D > Part III - General Provisions

• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Commission: means the public utilities commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Company retail station: means a retail service station owned and operated by a manufacturer or jobber and where retail prices are set by that manufacturer or jobber. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Dealer retail station: means a retail service station owned by a manufacturer or jobber and operated by a qualified gasoline dealer other than a manufacturer or a jobber under a franchise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339D-1
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Franchise: means :

  (1) Any agreement or related agreements between a petroleum distributor and a gasoline dealer under which the gasoline dealer is granted the right to use a trademark, trade name, service mark, or other identifying symbol or name owned by the distributor in connection with the retail sale of petroleum products supplied by the petroleum distributor; or

  (2) Any agreement or related agreements described in paragraph (1) and any agreement between a petroleum distributor and a gasoline dealer under which the gasoline dealer is granted the right to occupy the premises owned, leased, or controlled by the distributor, for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of petroleum products supplied by the distributor. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1

• Gasoline: includes gasoline, benzol, benzine, naphtha, and any other liquid prepared, advertised, offered for sale, sold for use as, or used for, the generation of power for the propulsion of motor vehicles, including any product obtained by blending together any one or more petroleum products with or without other products, if the resultant product is capable of the same use. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Gasoline dealer: means any person engaged in the retail sale of petroleum products in the United States under a franchise agreement entered into with a petroleum distributor. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Good faith: means the duty of a gasoline dealer and a petroleum distributor to act in a fair and equitable manner in the performance and in the demanding of performance of the terms and provisions of the franchise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Independent retail station: means a retail service station not owned by a manufacturer or jobber and operated by a qualified gasoline dealer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Jobber: means every wholesaler of petroleum products. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-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.
• Major brand: means the primary trade name or trademark most commonly associated and identified with a manufacturer's retail service station. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Manufacturer: means every producer or refiner of petroleum products on January 1, 1992, or any subsidiary of that producer or refiner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Motor vehicle fuel: means gasoline, diesel fuel, alcohol, and any mixture of those fuels suitable for use in vehicles registered under chapter 286. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, two or more of any of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486B-1
• Person: means any individual, business, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, not-for-profit organization, association, government entity, public benefit corporation, or public authority. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339D-1
• Petroleum distributor: means any person engaged in the sale, consignment, or distribution of petroleum products to retail outlets that it owns, leases, or otherwise controls. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Petroleum products: includes motor vehicle fuel, residual oils number 4, 5, and 6, and all grades of jet (turbo) fuel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Recycling: means processing , including disassembling, dismantling, or shredding, electronic devices or their components to recover a useable product. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339D-1
• Retail: means a sale of gasoline made to the general public at prices that are displayed on the dispensing equipment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• retail station: means a place of business where motor vehicle fuel is sold and delivered into the tanks of motor vehicles and includes a company retail station, a dealer retail station, and an independent retail station. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• Retailer: means any person who offers electronic devices for sale, other than for resale by the purchaser, through any means, including sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339D-1
• Sale: means any exchange, gift, or other disposition. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486H-1
• sale: means any transfer for consideration of title, including transactions conducted through sales outlets, catalogs, or the Internet, but excluding leases. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 339D-1
• Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.