§41D-1  Definitions.  As used in this
chapter:



"Attorney general" means the attorney
general of the State.



"Captive insurance company" shall
have the same meaning as captive insurance company in section 431:19-101.



"Casualty insurance" shall have the same
meaning as general casualty insurance has in section 431:1-209; provided that
in this chapter "casualty insurance" shall exclude accident and
health or sickness insurance as defined in section 431:1-205, and includes
marine and transportation insurance as defined in section 431:1-207, vehicle
insurance as defined in section 431:1-208, surety insurance as defined in
section 431:1-210, and ocean marine insurance as defined in section 431:1-211.



"Comptroller" means the comptroller
of the State as designated in section 26-6.



"Department" means the department of
accounting and general services.



"Informal resolution" means the
process of investigating a claim and negotiating the resolution of the claim.



"Insurance" shall have the same
meaning in this chapter as it has in section 431:1-201.



"Property insurance" shall have the
same meaning in this chapter as it has in section 431:1-206.



"Property of the State" includes real
and personal property rented or used by the State and for which the State is
responsible to the owner, as well as property owned by the State.



"Risk manager" means the risk manager
described in section 41D-7.



"State agency" means all executive
departments, boards, and commissions of the State and all public corporations
created by the legislature, but excludes any contractor with the State.



"Tort claim" means any written
request or demand for damages against the State within the meaning of chapter
662, and includes a "complaint" within the meaning of Rule 7(a) of
the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, of the District Court Rules of Civil
Procedure and of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, if the complaint is for
damages against the State within the meaning of chapter 662. [L 1988, c 266, pt
of §1; am L 2000, c 132, §2; am L 2003, c 212, §2]



 



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