§90-1  Definitions.  As used in thischapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

The term "agency" means any stateagency within the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, the office ofHawaiian affairs, and any agency within the executive and legislative branchesof the several counties.

"Material donor" means any person whoof the person's own free will provides funds or materials to an agency.

"Occasional-service volunteer" meansany person who offers to provide a one-time, on call or single task service toan agency without receipt of any compensation, except as provided in thischapter.

The term "person" means anyindividual or organization.

"Regular-service volunteer" means anyperson engaged in specific voluntary service activities on an on-going orcontinuous basis to an agency without receipt of any compensation, except asprovided in this chapter.

"Stipended volunteer" means anyperson who by receiving a support allowance is then able to provide voluntaryservice to an agency.  The allowance may be for food, lodging, or otherpersonal living expenses and does not reflect compensation for work performed.

The term "volunteer" means any personwho of the person's own free will provides goods or services to an agency withno monetary or material gain and includes material donors, occasional-service,regular-service, and stipended volunteers.  Without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing, the term "volunteer" specifically includes any healthcare provider accepted in writing by the department of health as a"volunteer" who provides free medical or dental treatment, diagnosis,or advice to indigent and medically underserved patients, whether actingindividually or in cooperation with a nonprofit organization. [L 1978, c 10, ptof §2; am L 1982, c 137, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1994, c 250, §1; am L 1998, c295, §1]

 

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