HAR §15-319-2. Definitions

Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Agricultural use" means: (1) The commercial cultivation of crops, including flowers, vegetables, foliage, fruits, forage and aquaculture; and (2) For consumers whose premises to be served are encumbered by a lease or restrictive covenant that mandates diversified agricultural use of the premises, use that is in compliance with such lease or restrictive covenant. "Agricultural use" shall not mean or include public or private open area types of recreational use, 319-5 §15-319-2 including day camps, picnic grounds, parks, riding stables, golf courses, golf driving ranges, country clubs and overnight camps. Only one dwelling unit shall be allowed on a meter qualifying for agricultural quantity charges. "Area of service" means the area or areas listed and identified in appendix A of this chapter. "Consumer" means the persons, firms, corporations, and associations, whether owner or tenant, whose name appears on the records of the corporation as the party responsible and liable for the charges for services from the corporation. "Consumer's supply pipe" means the pipe connecting water service from an individual consumer's meter to the consumer's structure or premises. "Corporation" means the Hawaii housing finance and development corporation. "Corporation's water system" means the system owned and operated by the corporation, including mains, valves, hydrants, laterals, pumps, tanks, reservoirs, and all appurtenances necessary to provide water and fire protection for the area of service and sources of supply. "Cost of service connection" means the sum of the cost of the labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and road repair, if any, and other incidental charges necessary for the complete installation of a service connection, including the cost of the meter. "Executive director" means the executive director of the corporation or the executive director's designee. "Main" or "main pipe" means the corporation's supply or distribution pipe to which service connections are made. "Mixed residential and agricultural use" means consumers engaged in agricultural use on property within the area of service upon which they reside. "Non-residential" means facilities used primarily for business purposes, agricultural purposes, industrial purposes, or schools. 319-6 §15-319-4 "Residential" means single-family residences, with no commercial, institutional, or industrial activity. "Service connection" means the main tap, pipe, fittings, and valves, from the corporation's main to and including the meter. "Water service" means the delivery of water by the corporation or to consumers by means of the corporation's water system in accordance with this chapter, and shall also include, for purposes of billing and discontinuation of service, deliveries of water by the corporation's predecessors. [Eff OCT 2 3 2022 ] (Auth: HRS §201H-4) (Imp: HRS §201H-9)