Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 195H-2

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Authority” means the Mauna Kea stewardship and oversight authority.

“Chairperson” means the chairperson of the authority.

“Lease” means the contractual right to possess and use a specified portion of land for a term of years.

“Mauna Kea land area” or “Mauna Kea lands” means lands under the state lease, as defined in this chapter.

“Person” includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or an association, except as otherwise defined in this chapter.

“State lease” means all leases and easements between the board of land and natural resources and the University of Hawaii pertaining to Mauna Kea that are in effect as of July 1, 2022, including that certain lease by and between the board of land and natural resources and the University of Hawaii entered into on June 21, 1968, as General Lease S-4191, as amended on September 21, 1999, as General Lease S-5529.