Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 174C > Part III - Hawaii Water Plan

• bonds: means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the State issued pursuant to this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-71
• Commission: means the commission on water resource management. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Department: means the department of budget and finance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-71
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Ground water: means any water found beneath the surface of the earth, whether in perched supply, dike-confined, flowing, or percolating in underground channels or streams, under artesian pressure or not, or otherwise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Hydrologic unit: means a surface drainage area or a ground water basin or a combination of the two. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Instream use: means beneficial uses of stream water for significant purposes which are located in the stream and which are achieved by leaving the water in the stream. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Project: means any combination of land, buildings, and other improvements thereon, for use as a manufacturing enterprise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, machinery, equipment, furnishings, and apparatus which shall be deemed necessary, suitable, or useful to such enterprise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-71
• Project agreement: means any agreement entered into under this part by the department with a project party to financially assist a manufacturing enterprise from the proceeds of special purpose revenue bonds, including without limitation any loan agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-71
• Project party: means a person, firm, or corporation qualified to do business in this State and conducting or proposing to conduct a manufacturing enterprise in this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-71
• Reasonable-beneficial use: means the use of water in such a quantity as is necessary for economic and efficient utilization, for a purpose, and in a manner which is both reasonable and consistent with the state and county land use plans and the public interest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Stream: means any river, creek, slough, or natural watercourse in which water usually flows in a defined bed or channel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Sustainable yield: means the maximum rate at which water may be withdrawn from a water source without impairing the utility or quality of the water source as determined by the commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• waters of the State: means any and all water on or beneath the surface of the ground, including natural or artificial watercourses, lakes, ponds, or diffused surface water and water percolating, standing, or flowing beneath the surface of the ground. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3