Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Hawaii Public Housing Authority
Chapter 2029 - APPEALS PROCEDURE FOR HOMELESS PROGRAMS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 17-2029-2 - Definitions

Whenever used in this chapter, unless otherwise specifically defined:

"Chairperson" means the duly elected chair of the corporation or the chairperson's designated representative.

"Corporation" means the housing and Community development corporation of Hawaii.

"Dependent" means a member of a household, other than the head or spouse, who is related by blood or adoption and including foster children and hanai children, who is under nineteen years of age, disabled, or physically challenged.

"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.

"Hanai child" means a person, under nineteen years of age, for whom an applicant provides food, nourishment, and support and who is known among friends, relatives, and the Community as the applicant's child.

"Hearings officer" means any person, duly appointed and authorized by the corporation to hold a hearing for the purpose of taking evidence or oral argument and making a recommended decision in any matter before the corporation.

"HRS" means the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"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, intervenor, 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.

"Petition" means a written request to the corporation by a party which seeks relief under these rules.

"Petitioner" means a party who initiates a proceeding.

"Proceeding" refers to any matter brought before the corporation 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.

"Rules" refers to adopted rules of each homeless program pursuant to section 201G-452, HRS, administered by the corporation.