Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 2 - AIRPORTS DIVISION › Chapter 14 - PUBLIC CONDUCT AT PUBLIC AIRPORTS › Section 19-14-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in
				  this chapter:
"Air carrier" means any person engaged for hire in the
				  business of carrying passengers or cargo, or mail by air.
"Aircraft parking and storage areas" means any portion of a
				  public airport, designated temporarily or permanently by the director, that may
				  be used for the parking and storing of aircraft, for the servicing of aircraft
				  with fuel, lubricants and other supplies and for the making of minor or
				  emergency repairs to aircraft.
"Department" means the department of transportation of the
				  State of Hawaii.
"Director" means the director of transportation or his
				  authorized representative.
"Enforcement officer" means the director of transportation,
				  officers and employees of the department of transportation and every state and
				  county-officer charged with the enforcement of state laws and
				  ordinances.
"Fuel storage area" means any portion of a public airport,
				  designated temporarily or permanently by the director, that may be used for the
				  storing and loading of gasoline, turbine fuel or any other type of fuel or
				  other petroleum products used for aeronautical purposes.
"Keehi Lagoon" means the portion of Keehi Lagoon that
				  includes all its surface water areas, lands and submerged lands within the
				  boundaries of Honolulu International Airport.
"Operational area" means any portion of a public airport,
				  from which access by the public is prohibited by fences or appropriate signs,
				  and which is not leased or demised to anyone for exclusive use and includes
				  runways, taxiways, all ramps, cargo ramps and apron areas, aircraft parking and
				  storage areas, fuel storage areas, maintenance areas, and any other area of a
				  public airport used or intended to be used for landing, takeoff or surface
				  maneuvering of aircraft or used for embarkation or debarkation of
				  passengers.
"Permission," "permit," "authorization" or "authorize" means
				  written consent granted by the director, except verbal consent that may be
				  granted under special circumstances where the obtaining of a written consent
				  would not be practicable.
"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
				  co-partnership, corporation, trust, association, company, joint venture, or any
				  other legal entity (including any assignee, receiver, trustee or similar
				  representative thereof), or the United States of America or any state or
				  political subdivision thereof, or any foreign government, or the United
				  Nations.
"Public airport" means any area of land or water under
				  public or governmental ownership or jurisdiction which is used, or intended for
				  use, for the landing and taking-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas
				  which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport
				  facilities or rights of way, together with all airport buildings and facilities
				  located thereon; provided, however, that federally owned facilities are
				  included in this definition only to the extent of their use by non-military
				  persons who hold a contract, lease, license, or other right granted by the
				  department.
"Restricted area" means the operational area and all other
				  portions of a public airport from which the public is excluded by fences or
				  appropriate signs or both.
"Secured" means that an entry, building or fenced area is
				  locked using a padlock, cypher lock, magnetic pad or other mechanical or
				  electronic device or is being physically attended to by an employee or security
				  guard to prevent unauthorized entry.
"Service animal" means any guide dog, signal dog or other
				  animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a
				  disability. Emotional support animals who assist owners with severe emotional
				  or mental disabilities are included under this definition if the owner can
				  provide certification from a treating medical professional that the owner is
				  being treated for a mental health disability and needs to be accompanied by the
				  animal.
"Sterile area" means an area of a public airport to which
				  access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property in accordance
				  with a security program approved by the Transportation Security Administration
				  or a security program used in accordance with Title 49, Code of Federal
				  Regulations, Part 1542.