Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 674 > Part I - Purpose and Definitions

• 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
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of Hawaiian home lands. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2
• 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
• Trust: means the Hawaiian home lands trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 674-2