§195F-2  Definitions.  As used inthis chapter:

"Board" means the board of land andnatural resources.

"Department" means the department ofland and natural resources.

"Fund" means the forest stewardshipfund as established by section 195F-4.

"Landowner" means any person havingan interest in or holding any encumbrance upon land in the State, including anyperson having a lease interest in the real property with an unexpired term often or more years.

"Native vegetation" means a diversevegetation consisting mostly of plants endemic or indigenous to Hawaii.

"Potential natural area reserve"means land or water areas within the protective subzone of the conservationdistrict established pursuant to chapter 183C, intact native naturalcommunities identified by the heritage program under chapter 195, and otherlands or waters meeting criteria established by the natural area reservessystem commission.

"Program" means the foreststewardship program established in section 195F-3. [L 1991, c 327, pt of §2; amL 1995, c 11, §9 and c 69, §7]