Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 39 > Part VIII - Security Interests

• Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
• 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.
• Authorizing statute: means any statute which authorizes the issuance of bonds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39-161
• Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
• Bonds: means any bonds, notes, and other instruments of indebtedness, or lease, lease purchase, or certificates of participation, or other evidence of indebtedness for which a security interest is granted or a pledge made upon revenue or other property to provide for payment or security. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39-161
• Chairperson: means the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
• 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.
• Governmental unit: means the State of Hawaii, and any state department, board, commission, officer, authority, agency, public corporation, or instrumentality, or the judiciary. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39-161
• Land: includes all interests therein and natural resources including water, minerals, and all such things connected with land, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
• 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}
• Lease: means the right to possess and use land for a term of years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Measure: means any act, certificate, resolution, statute, or other enactment authorizing the issuance of bonds or authorizing an indenture with respect to bonds pursuant to an authorizing statute. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39-161
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Public purpose: as used in this chapter , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, includes but shall not be limited to all public uses, the straightening of boundaries of public lands, acquisition of access to landlocked public lands, the consolidation of the holdings of public lands, development of houselots, farmlots, and industrial parks. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 171-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.