Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 501 > Part I > HEARINGS AND POWERS

• 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.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440E-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.
• Hazardous material: means a substance or material which has been determined by the United States Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce, and which has been so designated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-221
• Hazardous materials incident: means an occurrence or likely occurrence or potential of a spill, release, leakage, dumping, or loss of control of a hazardous material during the course of transportation in commerce including loading, unloading, or temporary storage. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-221
• Hazardous waste: means any material designated in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 261 and which are subject to the hazardous waste manifest requirements of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 262. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-221
• Infectious substance: means a viable microorganism, or its toxin, which causes or may cause disease in humans and animals, or which is further described as an infectious substance in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 173. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-221
• 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.
• Medical waste: means for transportation purposes, shipments of medical waste material generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings and animals, in research pertaining thereto, in the production or testing of biologicals, or which are further described as regulated medical waste in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 173. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-221
• 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.
• State: means the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 501-20