HAR §13-60.8-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter: “Aquatic life” means any type or species of mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, invertebrate, coral, or other animal that inhabits the freshwater or marine environment and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof; or freshwater or marine plants, including seeds, roots products, and other parts thereof. “Area” means the Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (Hā‘ena CBSFA), as encompassed within the boundaries described in section 13-60.8- 3(a). “Day” means a twenty-four hour period. “Department” means the department of land and natural resources. “Deploy” means to place the specified gear in the water, whether in whole or in part. “Fish” means any species of aquatic life with a backbone, gills, and with limbs that are fins, if any. “Gill net” means a panel or curtain of net made of various materials, that is suspended vertically in the water with the aid of a net float line that supports the top edge of the net up towards the ocean surface and parallel to a net lead line that keeps the lower edge of the net down towards the ocean bottom. The gill net is usually made of transparent or semi- transparent materials to make the net seem invisible underwater, with mesh openings generally large enough to permit the heads of fish to pass through, ensnaring