HAR §20-4-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter: "Adult " means a person who has reached maj o rity. "Board" means the board of regents of the University of Hawaii . "Chancellor" refers to the chief executive officer of the respective campus, and shall incl ude their authorized designee. "Dependent" means those persons who are defined as dependents by law, e.g. , spouse , minor chil d, those who are defined as dependents under Internal Revenue Service rules , and those who are defined as authorized 4-2 §20-4-2 dependents by the Armed Forces of the United States provided that the dependents other than the spouse are no more than twenty-three years of age. "Guardianu means a person invested by a court of law with the power, and charged with the duty, of taking care of the person and managing the property and other rights of a minor. '' Hanai" means a child taken permanently to be reared ; educated and loved by someone other than natural parents - traditionally a grandparent or other relative . The child is given outright; natural parents renounce all claims to the child. Usually the child is given at infancy. "Majority" means the age specified under section 577-1 , HRS. That age is presently eighteen years. "Minoru means a person who has not reached majority. " Parents" includes legal guardian and legal adoptive parent , except where the guardianship or adoption was acquired primarily to obtain resident status for the ward or adopted child. It shall also include a person who can legally claim an unmarried minor as a dependent for federal income tax purposes , but only when such person has been in loco parentis to the minor for the twelve-month period immediately preceding the residency determination date . " President" means the president of the University of Hawaii and shall include authorized subordinates . ''Residence " as used in this chapter for tuition purposes , shall have the meaning set forth in section 304A-402, HRS , as amended from time to time , and as more particularly described in this chapter. »Residency determination date" means the first day of officially scheduled instruction for any semester or term in which the student is enrolling a t the particular college or campus as established by the approved university academic calendar. " Residenc y officer" means the registrar 1 direct or of admissions or other staff member designated for each campus to determine the residency status of students. Only the residency officer ' s determination 4- 3 §20-4-2 represents the university's official determination of residency. ustudent" means every full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate student enrolled at the university . QUniversityp means the University of Hawaii. Any of the provisions in this chapter which affect the standing of a person at any one campus also affect the standing or potential standing at all other campuses. [Eff 6/22/81; am 3/12/84; <Jt't i1§4zio8.S; am and comp 07/15/06; am and comp ll ] (Auth: HRS §304A-402) (Imp: HRS §304A-402)