§195F-2  Definitions.  As used in this chapter:

     "Board" means the board of land and natural resources.

     "Department" means the department of land and natural resources.

     "Fund" means the forest stewardship fund as established by section 195F-4.

     "Landowner" means any person having an interest in or holding any encumbrance upon land in the State, including any person having a lease interest in the real property with an unexpired term of ten or more years.

     "Native vegetation" means a diverse vegetation consisting mostly of plants endemic or indigenous to Hawaii.

     "Potential natural area reserve" means land or water areas within the protective subzone of the conservation district established pursuant to chapter 183C, intact native natural communities identified by the heritage program under chapter 195, and other lands or waters meeting criteria established by the natural area reserves system commission.

     "Program" means the forest stewardship program established in section 195F-3.

     "Program implementation agreement" means a written forest stewardship management contract between the board and program applicant. [L 1991, c 327, pt of §2; am L 1995, c 11, §9 and c 69, §7; am L 2021, c 221, §2]