Definitions
HRS §10-2
in effect10-2. Definitions
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]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0010/HRS_0010-0002.htmFetched: 11/10/2026