Definitions
HRS §328D-1
in effect328D-1. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter:
"Approved laboratory" means a
laboratory approved by the department or other government agency or agencies
having jurisdiction or certified by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency.
"Approved source", when used in
reference to a bottled water plant's product water or water used in the plant's
operations, means the source of the water, whether from a spring, artesian
well, drilled well, public or community water system, or any other source that
has been inspected and the water sampled, analyzed, and found to be of a safe
and sanitary quality. The presence in the plant of a current certificate or
notification of approval from the department or other government agency or
agencies having jurisdiction shall constitute approval of the source.
"Artesian water" means bottled water
from a well tapping a confined aquifer in which the water level stands above
the water table. "Artesian water" shall meet the requirements of "natural
water".
"Bottled water" means water that is
placed in a sealed container or package and is offered for sale for human
consumption or other consumer uses.
"Bottled water plant" means any place
or establishment in which bottled water is prepared for sale.
"Carbonated water" or "sparkling
water" means bottled water containing carbon dioxide.
"C.F.R." means the Code of Federal
Regulations.
"Department" means the department of
health.
"Director" means the director of
health.
"Distilled water" means bottled water
which has been produced by a process of distillation and meets the definition
of purified water in the most recent edition of the United States Pharmacopeia.
"Drinking water" means bottled water
obtained from an approved source that has at minimum undergone treatment
consisting of filtration (activated carbon or particulate) and ozonation or an
equivalent disinfection process.
"EPA" means the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
"FDA" means the United States Food
and Drug Administration.
"Fluoridated water" means bottled
water containing fluoride. The label shall specify whether the fluoride is
naturally occurring or added. Any water which meets this definition shall
contain not less than 0.5 and not more than 1.0 milligrams per liter fluoride
ion and otherwise comply with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quality
standards in section 103.35(d)(2), Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
"Mineral water" means bottled water
that contains not less than 500 parts per million total dissolved solids. "Natural
mineral water" shall meet the requirements of "natural water".
"Natural water" means bottled spring,
mineral, artesian, or well water which is derived from an underground formation
and is not derived from a municipal system or public water supply.
"Plant operator" means any person who
owns or operates a bottled water plant.
"Purified water" means bottled water
produced by distillation, deionization, reverse osmosis, or other suitable
process and that meets the definition of purified water in the most recent
edition of the United States Pharmacopeia. Water which meets the definition of
this paragraph and is vaporized, then condensed, may be labeled "distilled
water".
"Spring water" means water derived
from an underground formation from which water flows naturally to the surface
of the earth. "Spring water" shall meet the requirements of "natural
water".
"Water dealer" means any person who
imports bottled water or causes bulk water to be transported for bottling for
human consumption or other consumer uses.
"Well water" means water from a hole
bored, drilled, or otherwise constructed in the ground which taps the water of
an aquifer. "Well water" shall meet the requirements of "natural
water".
[L 1988, c 304, pt of §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0328D/HRS_0328D-0001.htmFetched: 11/10/2026