§226-2  Definitions.  As used in thischapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

"A-95 Clearinghouse" means the agencyor agencies designated to carry out the procedures established pursuant tofederal directive A-95 whereby certain applications for federal funds arereviewed and affected agencies are notified of the proposed applications.

"Advisory committee" means thecommittee established in section [226-55] to advise and assist in theformulation of the state functional plans.

"Conform", "in conformance withthis chapter" or "be in conformance with the overall theme, goals,objectives and policies," for the purposes of sections 226-52, [226-55],and [226-59], means the weighing of the overall theme, goals, objectives andpolicies of this chapter and a determination that an action, decision, rule orstate program is consistent with the overall theme, and fulfills one or more ofthe goals, objectives, or policies of this chapter.

"County agency" means any department,office, board, or commission of the county.

"County development plan" means arelatively detailed plan for an area or region within a county to implement theobjectives and policies of a county general plan.

"County general plan" means thecomprehensive long-range plan or development plan, if any, which has beenadopted by ordinance or resolution by a county council.

"Federal agency" means any federaldepartment, office, board, or commission.

"Functional plan" means a plansetting forth the policies, statewide guidelines, and priorities within aspecific field of activity, when such activity or program is proposed,administered, or funded by any agency of the State.

"Guidelines" means a stated course ofaction which is desirable and should be followed unless a determination is madethat it is not the most desirable in a particular case; thus, a guideline maybe deviated from without penalty or sanction.

"Hawaii state plan" means along-range comprehensive plan, including the overall theme, goals, objectives,policies, priority guidelines, and implementation mechanisms established inthis chapter.

"Office" means the office ofplanning.

"Policy council".  DELETED.

"Priority guidelines" means thoseguidelines which shall take precedence when addressing areas of statewideconcern.

"Socio-cultural advancement" meansthose collective efforts, through governmental or private organizations orboth, to improve the community or social well-being by carrying out theobjectives and policies as related to:  housing, health, education, social services,leisure, individual rights, culture, and public safety.

"State agency" means any department,office, board, or commission of the State, or the University of Hawaii.

"State programs" means a combinationof actions and activities undertaken by any state agency that are designed,coordinated, and executed to achieve an objective or set of objectives andpolicies within defined areas of concern. [L 1978, c 100, pt of §2; am L 1984,c 236, §2; am L 1986, c 276, §2; am L 1987, c 336, §4(1); am L 1988, c 70, §2;am L 1996, c 299, §3; am L 2003, c 3, §6]

 

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  "Policycouncil" as established by former §226-53 was deleted by L 1991, c 76.