§440-1  Definitions.  As used in this
chapter:



"Amateur boxing contest" is one in
which no contestant has boxed with or against a professional boxer or another
amateur boxer for a money prize or purse, except as provided in this chapter.



"Boxing" means a contest in which the
act of attack and defense is practiced with gloved fists by two contestants.



"Club" means a promoter, corporation,
joint venture, partnership, limited liability corporation, limited liability
partnership, or any other type of business entity that promotes, conducts,
holds, or gives a boxing contest.  The terms "club" and
"promoter" are synonymous, and may be used interchangeably.



"Commission" means the state boxing
commission.



"Contest" means match or exhibition.



"Director" means the director of
commerce and consumer affairs.



"Executive officer" means the
executive officer assigned to the commission.



"Manager" means any person who:



(1)  Undertakes or has undertaken to represent in any
way the interest of any professional boxer in procuring, arranging, or
conducting any professional contest in which the boxer is to participate as a
contestant; provided that "manager" shall not include an attorney
licensed to practice in this State while the attorney is representing the legal
interest of a professional boxer as a client; or



(2)  Directs or controls the boxing activities of the
professional boxer.



"Professional boxer" is one who: 
competes for a money prize or purse or other form of compensation; or teaches,
pursues, or assists in the practice of boxing as a means of obtaining a
livelihood or pecuniary gain.



"Professional boxing contest" or
"boxing contest" is one in which a contestant boxes with or against
another boxer for a money prize or purse or other form of compensation. [L
1929, c 216, §38; RL 1935, §6990; RL 1945, §7551; am L 1949, c 264, §1; RL
1955, §165-1; HRS §440-1; am L 1983, c 241, §1; am L 1986, c 135, §4; am L
2004, c 135, §§1, 2]