§174-2 Definitions. The following terms, whenever used and referred to in this chapter, have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context:
"Acreage assessments" means any levy imposed pursuant to this chapter on the land within a project and any amount charged to the State or to the Hawaiian homes commission for the purpose of acquiring, establishing, or maintaining land or water facilities.
"Board" means the board of land and natural resources.
"Government" includes the State and the United States and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them.
"Land occupier" means the owner or in the case of leased land, the lessee of lands lying within a project organized or to be organized under this chapter.
"Leased land", "leasehold", and similar expressions wherever used in this chapter shall be deemed to include land subject to and held under lease or other tenancy, purchase or homestead agreement; "lease" wherever used herein means such lease, tenancy, purchase or homestead agreement; "lessor" wherever used herein includes the lessor, landlord, seller, or State as grantor of the homestead; and "lessee" wherever used herein includes the lessee, tenant, purchaser, or homesteader under such lease or other agreement, as the case may be.
"Project" means an area, contiguous or noncontiguous, established under this chapter within which water is supplied to the State or the Hawaiian homes commission for the development and opening of lands or to land occupiers.
"Water facility" includes all real and personal property, together with all improvements to the same, acquired or constructed pursuant to a plan or undertaking to provide water within a project for economic development, under this chapter.
"Water tolls" means any charges established by the board for water supplied by it to the State, the Hawaiian homes commission, and land occupiers. [L 1961, c 166, pt of §3; Supp, §86-2; HRS §174-2; am L 1987, c 306, §4]
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