HAR §13-106-2. Definitions

As used in this title, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the division of forestry and wildlife; 1711 1 (2) "Authorized representative" means the administrator, foresters, and other persons authorized by the department to act for the board; (3) "Board" means the Board of land and natural resources; (4) "Commercial tree species" means trees of any species maintained for eventual harvest and for a realization of profit in the business thereof; (5) "Department" means the department of land and natural resources; (6) "Division" means the division of forestry and wildlife; (7) "Forest" means forest land occupied by forest trees and associated wildlife species, and timber thereon; (8) "Forest landowner" means the legal owner(s) of the property or lessee(s) of the property; (9) "Forest management plan" means a written document for the management of a specified area for the establishment, growth and harvesting of timber. It identifies forest management goals and objectives and forestry prescriptions necessary for the growing and harvesting of a commercial tree species; (10) "Forest product" means any saleable item made from wood that is taken and/or harvested from forest trees; (11) "Monoculture" means a predominant representation of non-native forest trees that are of the same species; (12) "Native forest" means a forest containing a range of plant species which are endemic or indigenous to Hawaii and represents natural plant communities appropriate to the area; (13) "Prescription" means prescribed treatments used in forest management; (14) "Same vicinity" means areas with similar soil type, forest or vegetative cover, and annual rainfall distribution; (15) "Sustained production" means forestry practices that do not reduce the capacity of the land to support successive or continuous yields; (16) "Tree farm" means any public land or privately owned forest land that is capable of sustaining commercial tree species; (17) "Wood" means woody tissue growth of any tree species living or dead. [Eff. JAN 03 1994] (Auth: HRS §186-4)