Definitions of common words used in city laws

For the purposes of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Agency. Any office, department, board, commission, or other governmental unit of the city. Charter. The Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu. City. The City and County of Honolulu. Council. The council of the City and County of Honolulu. County. Includes the City and County of Honolulu. Employee. Any person, except an officer, employed by the city or any agency thereof, but shall not include an independent contractor. Executive Agency. Any agency of the executive branch of the city government, excluding the board of water supply. Month. A calendar month. Oath. Includes a solemn affirmation. Officer. Includes the following: (1) Mayor, members of the council and the managing director; (2) Any person appointed as administrative head of any agency of the city or as a member of any board or commission provided for in the Charter; (3) Any person appointed by a board or commission as the administrative head of such agency; (4) The first deputy or a division chief appointed by the administrative head of any agency of the city; or (5) Deputies of the corporation counsel and the prosecuting attorney. Or and And. May be construed to mean the other. Person. Or words importing persons, for instance, “another,” “others,” “any,” “anyone,” “anybody,” and the like, signify not only individuals, but corporations, firms, associations, societies, communities, assemblies, inhabitants of a district, or neighborhood, or persons known or unknown, and the public generally, where it appears, from the subject matter, the sense and connection in which such words are used, that such construction is intended. Year. A calendar year. )