§444-1  Definitions.  As used in this
chapter:



"Board" means the contractors license
board.



"Chlorofluorocarbon" or
"CFC" means any member of the family of substances containing carbon,
fluorine, and chlorine, including, without limitation, those compounds known as
CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-14, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-116, CFC-500,
CFC-502, and CFC-503, and any combination or mixture containing any of these
chlorofluorocarbon compounds.



"Contractor" means any person who by
oneself or through others offers to undertake, or holds oneself out as being
able to undertake, or does undertake to alter, add to, subtract from, improve,
enhance, or beautify any realty or construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract
from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad,
excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement, or do any
part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or
works in connection therewith.



"Contractor", to the extent allowed
under federal law includes a subcontractor, a specialty contractor, and any
person, general engineering, general building, or specialty contractor who
performs any of the activities listed in the previous paragraph directly or
indirectly for the federal government.



"Department" means the department of
commerce and consumer affairs.



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



"Hydrochlorofluorocarbon" or
"HCFC" means any member of the family of substances containing
hydrogen, carbon, fluorine, and chlorine, including, without limitation, those
compounds known as HCFC-22 and HCFC-123 and any combination or mixture
containing any of three hydrochlorofluorocarbon compounds.



"Investigator" means any person
employed by the department of commerce and consumer affairs to investigate
matters relating to any person who furnishes commodities or services for which
a license is required from the department or any board or commission
thereunder.



"Refrigerant recovery and recycling
equipment" means a device used to recover and to purify CFCs from a device
for later reuse.



"RME" means responsible managing
employee.



"Sale" means any arrangement between
two or more persons as a result of which there is, or is to be, a transfer of
property for a consideration.



If any provision of this section, or the
application thereof to any person, or circumstances, is held to be invalid, the
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section
which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end the provisions of this section are severable. [L 1957, c 305, §1(s 1);
Supp, §166A-1; HRS §444-1; am L 1969, c 56, §1; am L 1970, c 203, §2; am L
1974, c 112, §1(2); am L 1983, c 274, §2; am L 1984, c 98, §1; gen ch 1985; am
L 1989, c 77, §9; am L 1990, c 316, §7; am L 1992, c 202, §62 and c 264, §8; am
L 2000, c 286, §3]



 



Note



 



  Definition of "state resident" for purposes of
federal construction employment preferences.  L 2000, c 286, §§1, 2.



 



Cross References



 



  CFCs, see chapter 342C.



 



Case Notes



 



  Honolulu ordinances setting forth requirements for issuance
of electrical contractor's license are invalid under §70-105, since this
chapter indicates legislative intent to be the exclusive legislation applicable
to contractors.  52 H. 550, 481 P.2d 116.