§181-1  Definitions.  Whenever used inthis chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

"Board" means the board of land andnatural resources.

"Mineral" or "minerals"means any or all of the oil, gas, coal, phosphate, sodium, sulphur, iron,titanium, gold, silver, bauxite, bauxitic clay, diaspore, boehmite, laterite,gibbsite, alumina, all ores of aluminum and, without limitation thereon, allother mineral substances and ore deposits whether solid, gaseous, or liquid,in, on, or under any land; but does not include sand, rock, gravel, and othermaterials suitable for use and used in road construction.

"Operator" means an individual, firm,or corporation engaged in strip mining operations.

"Pit" means a tract of land of which thesurface soil has been removed or is being removed or is proposed to be removedfor mining.

"Strip mining" means mining ofmineral by uncovering therefrom the surface soil above mineral deposits andmining directly from the mineral exposed for the purpose of carrying on abusiness of mining or selling mineral removed by the process.

Definitions and rules of construction stated inchapter 1 apply. [L 1957, c 161, §2; am L 1959, c 20, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1,§21; am L 1961, c 132, §2; Supp, §98C-2; HRS §181-1]

 

Cross References

 

  General authority, see §26-15.