Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 431 > Article 1 > Part I - General Provisions

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 195-2
• Commission: means the natural area reserves system commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 195-2
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 195-2
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Heritage program: means a comprehensive natural resource inventory data base for public information that includes the location of rare plants, animals, and natural communities (ecosystems) in the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 195-2
• Landowner: means any person or entity having the fee simple interest in land in the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 195-2
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Natural area reserve: means an area designated as a part of the Hawaii natural area reserves system, pursuant to criteria established by the commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 195-2
• 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.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.