Haw. Code R. § 5-34-2 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter:

"Administrator" means the hearings officer appointed and commissioned by the attorney general as the supervisor of the OCSH.

"Agency" means the child support enforcement agency as defined in section 576E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Custodial parent" means the custodial parent as defined in section 576E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Debt" means public assistance debt as described in section 346-37.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Department" means the department of the attorney general.

"Hearings officer" means a hearings officer as defined in section 576E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Office" means the office of child support hearings as defined in section 576E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Party" means a person, state, or agency named in a proceeding or any interested person or aggrieved person entitled as of right to participate in the proceeding before a hearings officer.

"Proceedings" means the expedited administrative proceedings under this chapter pursuant to chapters 576E and 91 and, when otherwise applicable, chapters 231, 571, 576B, 576D, 580, and 584, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Responsible parent" means a responsible parent as defined in section 576E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 5-34-2

[Eff 2/13/89; am and comp OCT 31, 1991; am and comp DEC 24 2001] (Auth: HRS §§ 91-2, 576E-9) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-2, 576E-1)