Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subtitle 9 - NATURAL AREA RESERVES SYSTEM
Chapter 210 - RULES REGULATING APPLICATION, APPROVAL, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATURAL AREA PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13-210-2 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

"Annual acceptance" means a written notice from the department to the managing partner advising the managing partner of the satisfactory fulfillment of the partnership agreement's annual requirements.

"Applicant" means a landowner or cooperating entity applying for the natural area partnership program.

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

"Board of arbitration" means a board of arbitrators established pursuant to section 13-210-18 and convened to settle disputes arising from activities executed under the partnership agreement.

"Commission" means the natural area reserves system commission established pursuant to section 195-6, HRS.

"Conservation easement" means an interest in real property created by deed, restrictions, covenants, or conditions, the purpose of which is to preserve and protect land predominantly in its natural, scenic, forested, or open-space condition.

"Cooperating entity" means a private nonprofit land-holding organization or any other body deemed by the department as satisfactorily able to assist in the identification, acquisition, or management of natural area reserves.

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

"Division" means the division of forestry and. wildlife.

"Heritage program" means a comprehensive natural resource inventory data base for public information that includes the location of rare plants, animals, and natural communities (ecosystems) in the State.

"Landowner" means any person or entity having the fee simple interest in land in the State.

"Management: plan" means a plan for the conservation management of the area identified in the pre-proposal that meets the standards established by the department for the natural area reserves system.

"Managing partner" means a landowner or a cooperating entity who receives matching funds from the State through the natural area partnership program and is responsible for implementing the management plan.

"Natural area partnership program" means the program established in the department to provide state funds on a two-for-one matching basis with private funds for the management of private lands that are dedicated to conservation purposes pursuant to chapter 195, HRS.

"Natural area reserves system" means the program established in the department pursuant to chapter 195, HRS, to preserve in perpetuity specific state-owned land and water areas.

"Partnership agreement" means a contract signed by the State and the managing partner.

"Pre-proposal" means a preliminary proposal requesting participation in the natural area partnership program, prepared by a landowner or cooperating entity in a format determined by the department.

"Program" means the natural area partnership program.

"Reserve" means the land protected under this program.