Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-4

  • Administrator: means the administering officer of the quality assurance division, or any qualified person so designated by the chairperson. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-1
  • Board: means board of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-1
  • Department: means department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-1
  • Measurement standards: includes any standard or definition or model or reference or measurement relating to metrology including but not limited to weights and measures, artifacts, and reproducible definitions of a unit of measure and their applicable tolerances including those of the SI, and definitions of a lot size, sample and tolerances as related to statistical inspection. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 486-1

There shall be a measurement standards branch within the department. The administrator shall enforce the board‘s rules and administer the branch and such technical and clerical personnel as are necessary to carry out this chapter, in accord with the power, authority and duties delegated by the board.