Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Part XIII - Human Trafficking Prevention Program

• Administrator: means the administrator of forestry and wildlife. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 185-1
• Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 185-1
• Board: means the board of water supply of each county;

  "Council" means the council of each county;

  "County" means a county or city and county of the State;

  "County attorney" means the legal advisor of a county;

  "County auditor" means the auditor or finance officer of a county performing the audit function;

  "County treasurer" means the county official maintaining its treasury;

  "Mayor" means the executive officer of a county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 54-11

• Branch: means an area comprising a county of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 185-1
• Child: means a person under eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 28-181
• Commercial sexual exploitation of children: means any sexual activity involving a child for the exchange or promise of anything of value by any person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 28-181
• 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 land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 185-1
• Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
• 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.
• 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.
• Human trafficking: includes "severe forms of trafficking in persons" as defined in title 22 United States Code § 7102(11), and "sex trafficking" as defined in title 22 United States Code § 7102(12) and as described in section 712-1202. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 28-181
• 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.
• 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}
• Limited liability partnership: means a partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under section 425-152 and does not have a similar statement in effect in any other jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
• Manager: means the forestry and wildlife manager of a designated branch. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 185-1
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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.
• Partnership: means an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit formed under § 425-109, a predecessor law, or comparable law of another jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
• Person: includes any individual or entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
• Property: means all property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
• Statement: means a registration or annual statement filed under § 425-1, a statement of correction filed under section 425-1. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
• Transfer: includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed, and encumbrance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101