Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 174C > Part VI - Instream Uses of Water

• bonds: means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the State issued pursuant to this part. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-151
• Channel alteration: means : (1) to obstruct, diminish, destroy, modify, or relocate a stream channel; (2) to change the direction of flow of water in a stream channel; (3) to place any material or structures in a stream channel; and (4) to remove any material or structures from a stream channel. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Commission: means the commission on water resource management. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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-151
• Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Instream flow standard: means a quantity or flow of water or depth of water which is required to be present at a specific location in a stream system at certain specified times of the year to protect fishery, wildlife, recreational, aesthetic, scenic, and other beneficial instream uses. 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
• Interim instream flow standard: means a temporary instream flow standard of immediate applicability, adopted by the commission without the necessity of a public hearing, and terminating upon the establishment of an instream flow standard. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Person: means any and all persons, natural or artificial, including an individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, company, the United States of America, the State of Hawaii, and all political subdivisions, municipalities, and public agencies thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 174C-3
• Project: means any combination of land, buildings, and other improvements thereon, including without limitation parking facilities, for use of, or for, or to assist an industrial 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-151
• 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
• Stream channel: means a natural or artificial watercourse with a definite bed and banks which periodically or continuously contains flowing water. 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