Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 674 – Individual Claims Resolution Under the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust
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Part I | Purpose and Definitions | 674-1 – 674-2 |
Part II | Individual Claims Review Panel | 674-3 – 674-15.5 |
Part III | Judicial Relief for Retroactive Claims by Individual Native Hawaiians | 674-16 – 674-21 |
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 674 - Individual Claims Resolution Under the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust
- Act: means the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Actual damages: means direct, monetary out-of-pocket loss, excluding noneconomic damages as defined in section 663-8. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- articles: includes amended and restated articles of incorporation, and articles of merger. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
- Beneficiary: means any person eligible to receive benefits of homesteading and related programs from the Hawaiian home lands trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- board of directors: means the board of directors of a corporation except that no person or group of persons are the board of directors because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to § 414D-131. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
- Claimant: means a beneficiary who applies to the panel for a review of a claim for actual damages relating to the trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Commission: means the Hawaiian homes commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Compensation: means an award of actual damages to a claimant. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Corporation: means a nonprofit corporation unless otherwise specified. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
- Corrective action: means action to be taken by the department to correct a breach of trust, which occurred between August 21, 1959, and June 30, 1988, and was caused by an act or omission by an employee of the State in the management and disposition of trust resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Department: means the department of Hawaiian home lands. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Directors: means individuals, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and individuals elected or appointed by any other name or title, to act as members of the board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- 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.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Panel: means the Hawaiian home lands trust individual claims review panel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Trust: means the Hawaiian home lands trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
- Vote: includes authorization by ballot and written consent. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14