HAR §13-122-2. Definitions

As used in these rules unless context requires otherwise: “Archery” means the use of a bow and arrows for the purpose of hunting. "Board" means the board of land and natural resources. “Bow” means a device which consists of flexible material having a string connecting its two ends and used to propel an arrow held in a firing position by hand only, including long bow, recurve bow, or compound bow. “Closed area” means an area within or adjacent to a public hunting area, where entry is prohibited to prevent a hazard to people or property. “Cooperative game management or cooperative hunting area" means any lands, including but not limited to privately-owned lands or state leased lands, where the landowner or lessee has entered into an agreement with the State, granting the board authority, subject to landowner review, to engage in activities that are mutually agreed upon for the purposes of game enhancement or public hunting or both. “Crossbow” means a device which consists of a bow or curved latex material (referred to as linear bow) 4 affixed to a stock that utilizes any device attached directly or indirectly to the bow for the purpose of keeping a crossbow bolt, an arrow, or the string in a firing position. “Department" means the department of land and natural resources. “Disabled hunter" means a hunter who has an impairment that substantially limits one or more of that person's major life activities. “Division" means the division of forestry and wildlife. “Dog identification” means a license, tag, microchip, tattoo, or other documentation of ownership attached to or worn on a dog, which is registered with the county of ownership. “Field trial" means the judging of performance of field dogs in locating, holding, and retrieving game birds released for such purposes. “Game birds" means those birds designated by law or rule for hunting. “Hunter" means a person who pursues with the means to take, kill, or capture game animals in compliance with this chapter. In public hunting areas a person who has the appropriate hunting license, stamps, tags, permits, or permit tags on their person is deemed to be a hunter. “Hunter assistant" means a person who accompanies a hunter and assists by carrying game or unloaded firearms or archery equipment. Hunter assistants may not have ammunition or arrows in their possession. “Hunting" means the act of pursuing with the means to take, kill, or capture game birds in compliance with this chapter. “Means of take” refers to any device or set of devices capable of killing game animals; also referred to as hunting gear or hunting methods. “Muzzleloading firearm" means a shotgun that must be loaded through the discharge end of the firearm or the barrel and that employs flint or percussion ignition. Muzzleloading shotguns must have a shoulder stock and a barrel. The length of the barrel must be at least eighteen inches. 5 “Private land" means those lands that are not state-owned, where hunting for game birds occurs. “Public highway" means any roadway that is under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii state department of transportation or any of the counties. Access roads on public hunting areas that are maintained by the department of land and natural resources are not considered to be public highways. “Public hunting area" means those lands designated by the board as public hunting areas where the public may hunt game birds, including: (1) Game management areas; (2) Forest reserves and surrendered lands; (3) Natural area reserves; (4) Restricted watersheds; (5) Cooperative game management areas; (6) Military training areas; (7) Unencumbered state lands; (8) Designated sanctuaries; and (9) Other lands designated by the board. “Safety zone" means an area within or adjacent to a public hunting area, where possession or discharge of a loaded firearms or archery equipment is prohibited to prevent a hazard to people or property. “Senior citizen" means a person who is sixty-five years of age or older. “Youth hunter" as it pertains to specifically designated youth hunts, means a hunter who is fifteen years of age or younger, who possesses a valid State of Hawaii hunting license. Youth hunters must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, who also possesses a valid State of Hawaii hunting license. [Eff 9/28/81; am and comp 7/1/96; comp 11/06/99; am and comp 05/09/15] (Auth: HRS §§183D-3, 183D-31) (Imp: HRS §§183D-2, 183D-3, 183D-4, 183D-31)