Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 15 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM › Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation › Chapter 300 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 15-300-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
Whenever used in this chapter, unless otherwise
					 specifically defined:
"Board" means the board of directors of the Hawaii housing
					 finance and development corporation as defined by section
					 201H-2,
					 HRS.
"Bylaws" means, pursuant to chapter
					 91, HRS, the legal instrument under
					 which the corporation conducts its organization, internal management, and
					 effectuates its purposes, powers, and programs.
"Chairperson" means the duly selected chair of the board of
					 the corporation or a designated representative.
"Corporation" means the Hawaii housing finance and
					 development corporation its board, and any branch, division, or section of the
					 corporation.
"Declaratory relief" means the corporation's declaration as
					 to the applicability or non-applicability with respect to a factual situation
					 of any rule or order of the corporation or of a statute which the corporation
					 is required to administer or enforce.
"Directors" means the members of the board of directors as
					 defined in section
					 201H-3,
					 HRS, and the bylaws of the corporation.
"Executive director" means the executive director of the
					 corporation or the executive director's designated representative.
"Government record" means information maintained by an
					 agency in written, auditory, visual, electronic, or other physical form as
					 defined in section
					 92F-3,
					 HRS.
"Hearings officer" means any person, duly appointed and
					 authorized by the board to hold a hearing for the purpose of taking evidence or
					 oral argument and making a recommended decision in any matter before the
					 board.
"Meetings" means the convening of the board following due
					 notice as prescribed under chapter
					 92, HRS, and the bylaws of the
					 corporation.
"Officers of the corporation" means the same as contained
					 in the corporation's bylaws.
"Party" means the corporation, if named, permitted, or
					 entitled as of right to participate in a proceeding, each person named in a
					 proceeding, or any person permitted or entitled as of right to participate in a
					 proceeding before the corporation in the capacity of a petitioner, claimant,
					 respondent, intervener, or in a capacity other than that of a witness.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
					 association through a representative, or public or private organization of any
					 character other than the corporation.
"Petition" means an application to the corporation by a
					 party which seeks relief under these rules.
"Petitioner" means a party who initiates a
					 proceeding.
"Practice and procedures" means these rules of practice and
					 procedures before the corporation.
"Proceeding" refers to any matter brought before the
					 corporation or the board for action following due consideration of the
					 objectives, goals, policies, and all related matters of the corporation.
"Respondent" means the party against whom a petition is
					 filed, the party against whom relief is sought or, any party who contests or
					 controverts a proceeding.
"Rule relief" means the adoption, modification, or repeal
					 of any rule by the corporation.
"Rules", pursuant to chapter
					 91, HRS, refers to adopted rules of
					 each program administered by the corporation.