[§167-2]  Definitions.  The followingterms, whenever used and referred to in this chapter, have the followingrespective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context:

"Acreage assessments" means any levyimposed pursuant to this chapter on the agricultural and pasture land within anirrigation project and any amount charged to the State or to the Hawaiian homescommission for the purpose of acquiring, establishing, or maintainingirrigation facilities for an irrigation project.

"Agricultural land" means thatportion of the land of a land occupier lying within an existing or proposedirrigation project and of such location and character as may be profitablyemployed in the growing of irrigated crops; and "pasture land" meansthat portion of the land of a land occupier lying within an existing orproposed irrigation project and of such location and character as may besuitable with the use of water for irrigated pasture and may be profitablyemployed in the production of livestock or poultry.

"Board" means the board ofagriculture.

"Farming" means agriculturalpursuits, including the care and production of livestock and poultry, engagedin by a land occupier owning or leasing land, within any existing or proposedirrigation project.

"Government" includes the State andthe United States and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality,corporate or otherwise, of either of them.

"Land occupier" means the owner or inthe case of leased land, the lessee of lands lying within an irrigation projectorganized or to be organized under this chapter.

"Leased land", "leasehold",and similar expressions wherever used in this chapter shall be deemed toinclude land subject to and held under lease or other tenancy, purchase orhomestead agreement; "lease" wherever used in this chapter means suchlease, tenancy, purchase, or homestead agreement; "lessor" whereverused in this chapter includes the lessor, landlord, seller, or State as grantorof the homestead; and "lessee" wherever used in this chapter includesthe lessee, tenant, purchaser, or homesteader under such lease or otheragreement, as the case may be.

"Project" or "irrigationproject" means an area, contiguous or noncontiguous, established underthis chapter within which water is supplied to the State or the Hawaiian homescommission for the development and opening of lands for farming or to landoccupiers engaged in farming.

"Water facility" includes all realand personal property, together with all improvements to the same, acquired orconstructed pursuant to a plan or undertaking to provide water within a projectfor irrigation under this chapter.

"Water tolls" means any chargesestablished by the board for irrigation water supplied by it to the State, theHawaiian homes commission, and land occupiers. [L 1987, c 306, pt of §1]