PART IV.  RELATING TO EXISTING HOMESTEAD RIGHTS;

CONTINUATION THEREOF AND REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS

 

     §171-97  Definition.  As used in this part:

     "Cash freehold" means a right of possession to land under an agreement called a freehold agreement under section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act.

     "Certificate of occupation" means an instrument preliminary to a homestead lease, giving the applicant possession of land.

     "Freeholder" means a person holding land under a freehold agreement.

     "Homestead lease" means a lease of land made for a term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, under provisions of law which were repealed by section 3 of Joint Resolution 12, Session Laws of 1949, ratified by the Congress of the United States by the Act of September 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 572).

     "Occupier" means a person entitled to the possession of land under a certificate of occupation. [L 1962, c 32, pt of §2; Supp, §103A-91; HRS §171-97]