Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 60.1 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL › Subchapter 3 - OPEN BURNING › Section 11-60.1-51 - Definations

Current through June, 2024
As used in this subchapter:
"Agricultural burning" means the use of open burning in
					 agricultural operations, forest management, or range improvements.
"Agricultural operation" means a bona fide agricultural,
					 silvicultural, or aquacultural activity for the purpose of making a profit by
					 raising, harvesting and selling crops, or by raising and selling livestock or
					 poultry, or produce thereof. Agricultural operation also means activities
					 conducted by non-profit agricultural research organizations and by educational
					 institutions for the purpose of providing agricultural instruction. The burning
					 of animal carcasses is not an agricultural operation.
"Attended" means to be physically present at the immediate
					 location of the fire, to actively and physically look after, or to actively and
					 physically take charge of.
"Auxiliary fuels" means butane, propane, pipeline quality
					 natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or a petroleum liquid having an American
					 Petroleum Institute gravity of at least 30.
"Aquacultural" means dealing with the cultivation of the
					 natural produce of water.
"Clearing of land" means the removal of non-agricultural
					 waste or vegetation from land not currently being utilized for agricultural
					 operations, or not associated with forest management or range
					 improvement.
"Cooking fuel" means any fuel that is processed, marketed,
					 and sold by commercial establishments specifically for the cooking of
					 food.
"District" means a geographic area, as designated by the
					 director, to distinguish appropriate air basins for the purpose of smoke
					 management,
"Forest management" means wildland vegetation management
					 using prescribed burning procedures which have been approved by the forestry
					 division or responsible federal agency prior to the commencement of any burn
					 and which are being conducted by a public agency or through a cooperative
					 agreement involving a public agency. The fire department may be consulted for
					 advice and guidance as part of the prescribed burning procedure.
"Forestry division" means the division of forestry and
					 wildlife of the department of land and natural resources of the State of
					 Hawaii.
"No-burn period" means any period in which agricultural
					 burning or conditionally allowed open burning in subsection
					 11-60.1-52(e) is
					 prohibited by the director as provided in section
					 11-60.1-55.
"Open burning" means the burning of any matter in such a
					 manner that the products of combustion resulting from the burning are emitted
					 directly into the ambient air without passing through an adequate stack or
					 flare.
"Range" means an extensive area of open land on which
					 domestic livestock or wild animals wander and graze.
"Range improvement" means physical modification or
					 treatment of rangeland which is designed to: improve production of forages;
					 change vegetation composition; control patterns of use; provide water;
					 stabilize soil and water conditions; and otherwise restore, protect, and
					 improve the conditions of the rangeland ecosystems to benefit livestock,
					 horses, and fish and wildlife.
"Recreational fire" means a fire used for social, cultural,
					 or other activities including, but not limited to, campfires, bonfires,
					 hand-warming fires, raku or pit pottery curing fires, or fires conducted as
					 part of an unusual event such as fire dancing, provided the activity is not
					 part of a business for gainful occupation.
"Silvicultural" means dealing with the cultivation of
					 forest trees; forestry.