§41D-1  Definitions.  As used in thischapter:

"Attorney general" means the attorneygeneral of the State.

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

"Casualty insurance" shall have the samemeaning as general casualty insurance has in section 431:1-209; provided thatin this chapter "casualty insurance" shall exclude accident andhealth or sickness insurance as defined in section 431:1-205, and includesmarine and transportation insurance as defined in section 431:1-207, vehicleinsurance as defined in section 431:1-208, surety insurance as defined insection 431:1-210, and ocean marine insurance as defined in section 431:1-211.

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

"Department" means the department ofaccounting and general services.

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

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

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

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

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

"State agency" means all executivedepartments, boards, and commissions of the State and all public corporationscreated by the legislature, but excludes any contractor with the State.

"Tort claim" means any writtenrequest or demand for damages against the State within the meaning of chapter662, and includes a "complaint" within the meaning of Rule 7(a) ofthe Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, of the District Court Rules of CivilProcedure and of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, if the complaint is fordamages against the State within the meaning of chapter 662. [L 1988, c 266, ptof §1; am L 2000, c 132, §2; am L 2003, c 212, §2]

 

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