Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 412 > Article 3 > Part III - Organization of Nondepository Financial Services Loan Companies

• Capital: means :

  (1) The aggregate par value or other amount received and allocated to the issued and outstanding capital stock of a financial institution; or

  (2) The total amount of a credit union's outstanding and unimpaired membership shares or share accounts. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109

• Chairperson: means chairperson of the board of agriculture or the chairperson's authorized agents. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 148-1
• Circuit court: means the court established in each of the judicial circuits of this State pursuant to chapter 603 and which has jurisdiction under § 412:1-108 over a matter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Company: means any corporation, partnership, trust (business or otherwise), association, joint venture, pool syndicate, unincorporated organization, or any form of business entity not specifically listed herein and, unless specifically excluded, a financial institution; provided that "company" does not mean any trust existing on July 1, 1993, which under its terms must terminate within twenty-five years, or not later than twenty-one years and ten months after the death of individuals living on the effective date of the trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Control: means , unless the context clearly requires otherwise, directly or indirectly, solely or through another person or transaction, or in concert with another:

  (1) Owning or having the power to vote twenty-five per cent or more of any class of voting securities;

  (2) Owning or having the power to exercise twenty-five per cent or more of the votes of a mutual association, credit union, or other entity whose voting rights are not determined by voting securities;

  (3) Owning or having the power to vote ten per cent or more of any class of voting securities if:

  (A) the issuer of that class of securities has issued any class of securities under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or

  (B) immediately after the acquisition, no other person will own a greater percentage of that class of voting securities;

  (4) Having the power to elect by any means a majority of the directors; or

  (5) Having the power to exercise a dominant influence over management, if so determined by the commissioner after notice and a hearing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109

• 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 agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 148-1
• Director: means any member of the board of directors of a financial institution, whether or not receiving compensation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• 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.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Federal: means belonging to, part of, or related to the government of the United States of America. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Holding company: means any company which controls another company. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• 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}
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Paid-in capital: means the amount of capital actually received by the financial institution for its capital stock, membership shares or share accounts, as the case may be. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Person: means a natural person, entity or organization, including without limitation an individual, corporation, joint venture, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, cooperative, estate, trust, or governmental unit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Seed: means :

  (1) The seed of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops;

  (2) Other kinds of seed commonly recognized as agricultural or vegetable seed; and

  (3) Other kinds of propagating materials. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 147-122

• surplus: includes retained earnings, whether or not transferred or allocated to surplus. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• this State: means the State of Hawaii, its political subdivisions, agencies, and departments. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109