Definitions
HRS §210D-2
in effect210D-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
"Community-based economic
development" means a community institution-building process that results
in community-based enterprises and other economic development activities which
are designed and implemented by a community; consistent with a community's
values, culture, and vision; and intended to increase community control over
local resources and decision-making processes.
"Community-based organization" means
a nonprofit corporation incorporated in the State of Hawaii that is organized
and controlled by either a geographic community, a community of identity, or a
community of interest and that is directly involved in community-based economic
development activities.
"Community of identity" means a group
of people who may not live in the same geographic area but who are bound
together through a common ethnicity or other personal characteristic such as
age or social status.
"Community of interest" means a group
of people who may not live in the same geographic area but who are bound
together through a common economic interest such as coffee growers or an
aquaculture cooperative.
"Council" means the community-based
economic development advisory council.
"Department" means the department of
business, economic development, and tourism.
[L 1990, c 111, pt of §2; am L
1996, c 192, §3; am L 2009, c 124, §2; am L 2017, c 47, §1]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol04_Ch0201-0257/HRS0210D/HRS_0210D-0002.htmFetched: 11/10/2026