Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 190D > Part II - Conservation Districts

• Application: means a conservation district use application. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 190D-3
• Aquatic life: means any type or species of mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, invertebrate, coral, or other animal that inhabits the freshwater or marine environment and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof; or freshwater or marine plants, including seeds, roots, products, and other parts thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 187A-1
• Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 190D-3
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 190D-3
• Department: means the department of business, economic development, and tourism. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 48-1
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Mariculture: means the aquaculture, cultivation, and production for research, development, demonstration, and commercial purposes of aquatic plants and animals within state marine waters, but excludes floating structures that are not anchored. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 190D-3
• Marine activities: means ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC); mariculture; and other energy or water research, scientific, and educational activities in, on, or under state marine waters, which are exclusive, non-transient in nature, and which occupy a discrete area of state marine waters. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 190D-3
• oath: includes a solemn affirmation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-21
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Political subdivision: means a county or other political subdivision created by the legislature pursuant to article VIII, section 1, of the constitution of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 48-1
• State marine waters: means all waters of the State, including the water column, water surface, and state submerged lands, extending from the upper reaches of the wash of the waves on shore seaward to the limit of the State's police power and management authority, including the United States territorial sea, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 190D-3
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.