PART I. AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM
§155-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter:
"Biosecurity" means a system that serves to protect the health of livestock, poultry, and humans from diseases, pests, and pathogens and measures that prevent disease causing agents from entering, spreading, or leaving the farm premises.
"Cooperative" means a nonprofit association of farmers organized under chapter 421.
"Farm land" means land used for agricultural purposes, including general farming, cane growing, fruit growing, flower growing, grazing, dairying, the production of any form of livestock or poultry, and any other form of agricultural activity. It includes land required for an adequate farm dwelling and other essential farm buildings, roads, and wasteland.
"Farm sustainable projects" means projects that improve the operation's viability but are not directly tied to farm crop production. Projects may include but are not limited to photovoltaic energy, hydroelectric power, wind power generation, methane generation, food safety, product traceability, biodiesel production, and ethanol production.
"Food manufacturers" means entities that process Hawaii-grown agricultural products or that utilize Hawaii-grown agricultural products as an ingredient in the manufacturing process. Processed and manufactured agricultural food products include items such as chips, dairy products, guava and papaya puree, macadamia nut products, fruit drinks, juices, nectars, jams, jellies, packaged coffee, processed vegetables, freeze-dried and fresh poi, processed meat products, cookies, and candies.
"Import replacement crops" means crops grown on a large-scale basis in the State with the specific intent to replace crops imported into the State.
"Line of credit" means a secured revolving loan with a preset credit limit.
"Mortgage" includes classes of liens on farm land and other authorized security as are approved by the department of agriculture and biosecurity and the credit instruments secured thereby.
"New farmer" means a new farm enterprise or a person, who by reason of ability, experience, and training, is likely to successfully operate a farm and who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of section 155-10 and includes any of the following:
"Part-time farmer" means a person of proven farming ability who:
"Private lender" includes banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, mortgage companies, and other qualified companies whose business includes the making of loans in the State.
"Qualified farmer" means a person of proven farming ability who operates the person's own farm on land owned by the person in fee or on land rented or leased from others and who is presently devoting, has recently devoted, or intends to devote most of the person's time or who derives a major portion of the person's net cash income from direct participation in farming in its broadest sense. It includes: