Haw. Rev. Stat. § 10-2
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 10-2, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Definitions.
Official statutory text
In this chapter, if not inconsistent with the context:
"Administrator" means the administrator of the office of Hawaiian affairs.
"Beneficiary of the public trust entrusted upon the office" means native Hawaiians and Hawaiians.
"Board" means the board of trustees.
"Grant" means an award of funds by the office to a specified recipient to support the activities of the recipient for activities that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
"Hawaiian" means any descendant of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands which exercised sovereignty and subsisted in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, and which peoples thereafter have continued to reside in Hawaii.
"Native Hawaiian" means any descendant of not less than one-half part of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778, as defined by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended; provided that the term identically refers to the descendants of such blood quantum of such aboriginal peoples which exercised sovereignty and subsisted in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778 and which peoples thereafter continued to reside in Hawaii.
"Office" means the office of Hawaiian affairs.
"Recipient" means any organization or person receiving a grant. [L 1979, c 196, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 304, §§3, 16; am L 1992, c 318, §2; am L 1997, c 350, §§14, 15; am L 2002, c 182, §2]
"Administrator" means the administrator of the office of Hawaiian affairs.
"Beneficiary of the public trust entrusted upon the office" means native Hawaiians and Hawaiians.
"Board" means the board of trustees.
"Grant" means an award of funds by the office to a specified recipient to support the activities of the recipient for activities that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
"Hawaiian" means any descendant of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands which exercised sovereignty and subsisted in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, and which peoples thereafter have continued to reside in Hawaii.
"Native Hawaiian" means any descendant of not less than one-half part of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778, as defined by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended; provided that the term identically refers to the descendants of such blood quantum of such aboriginal peoples which exercised sovereignty and subsisted in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778 and which peoples thereafter continued to reside in Hawaii.
"Office" means the office of Hawaiian affairs.
"Recipient" means any organization or person receiving a grant. [L 1979, c 196, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 304, §§3, 16; am L 1992, c 318, §2; am L 1997, c 350, §§14, 15; am L 2002, c 182, §2]
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