Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 339K - Northwest Interstate Compact On Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management

• agricultural activities: means the activities described in paragraphs (1) to (3);
  (22) Geothermal resources exploration and geothermal resources development, as defined under § 182-1;
  (23) Hydroelectric facilities, including the appurtenances associated with the production and transmission of hydroelectric energy, subject to § 205-2; provided that the hydroelectric facilities and their appurtenances:

  (A) Shall consist of a small hydropower facility as defined by the United States Department of Energy, including:

  (i) Impoundment facilities using a dam to store water in a reservoir;

  (ii) A diversion or run-of-river facility that channels a portion of a river through a canal or channel; and

  (iii) Pumped storage facilities that store energy by pumping water uphill to a reservoir at higher elevation from a reservoir at a lower elevation to be released to turn a turbine to generate electricity;

  (B) Comply with the state water code, chapter 174C;

  (C) Shall, if over five hundred kilowatts in hydroelectric generating capacity, have the approval of the commission on water resource management, including a new instream flow standard established for any new hydroelectric facility; and

  (D) Do not impact or impede the use of agricultural land or the availability of surface or ground water for all uses on all parcels that are served by the ground water sources or streams for which hydroelectric facilities are considered; or
  (24) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, composting and co-composting operations; provided that operations that process their own green waste and do not require permits from the department of health shall use the finished composting product only on the operation's own premises to minimize the potential spread of invasive species. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205-4.5
• Agricultural activity: means any activity described in paragraphs (1) to (3) of this subsection. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205-4.5
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• important agricultural lands: means those lands, identified pursuant to this part, that:
  (1) Are capable of producing sustained high agricultural yields when treated and managed according to accepted farming methods and technology;
  (2) Contribute to the State's economic base and produce agricultural commodities for export or local consumption; or
  (3) Are needed to promote the expansion of agricultural activities and income for the future, even if currently not in production. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205-42
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.