PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Note

 

  Sections 9-1 to 9-5 designated as Part I by L 1992, c 181,§2.

 

§9-1  Definitions.  The following terms,whenever used and referred to in this chapter, shall have the followingrespective meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears in context.

"Arts" includes music, dance,painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, drama, poetry, prose, crafts,industrial design, interior design, fashion design, photography, television,motion picture art, unique or decorative plants, landscaping, and all othercreative activity of imagination and beauty.

"Commission" means the statefoundation on culture and the arts commission established in section 9-2.

"Culture" includes the arts, customs,traditions, mores, and history of all of the various ethnic groups of Hawaii.

"Executive director" means theexecutive director of the state foundation on culture and the arts appointed insection 9-2.

"Foundation" means the statefoundation on culture and the arts established by section 9-2.

"Grant" means an award of publicfunds to a recipient, based on merit and need, to stimulate and supportactivities of the recipient for a specified public purpose.

"Humanities" includes fields of studyor learning activities which deal with human thoughts, attitudes, and values,and encourages the understanding of ideas, values, and experiences which haveor will have formative effects upon our culture.

"Individual" means a natural person.

"Nepotism" means appointing personsto positions on a basis of their blood or marital relationship to theappointing authority, rather than on merit or ability.

"Organization" means an associationformed for a common purpose.

"Perquisite" means a privilegefurnished or a service rendered by an organization to an employee, officer,director, or member of that organization to reduce the individual's personalexpenses.

"Recipient" means any individual ororganization receiving a grant.

"State art museum" means the museumestablished pursuant to section 9-22. [L 1965, c 269, §1; am L 1977, c 138, §1;am L 1980, c 293, §2; am L 1992, c 181, §3; am L 1999, c 80, §2; am L 2004, c125, §3]