Definitions for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs loan and bond program

Whenever used in this part: "Loan program" means the activities and policies undertaken by the office to provide assistance to any department of the State or to any county or board, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or to private individuals or organizations, by making loans or causing loans to be made available to them or by buying, refinancing, or guaranteeing loans made to or other obligations incurred by them for the betterment of native Hawaiians. "Office project" or "project" means: (1) The lawful acquisition of any property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interests therein, pursuant to section 10-4(2); (2) Any capital improvement projects on lands held by the office pursuant to section 10-4(2) or in the public land trust, including but not limited to the construction of buildings and other improvements; infrastructure development, and other enterprises which are acquired, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, improved, altered, or repaired by or on behalf of the office; (3) Pilot projects, demonstrations, or both, where those projects or demonstrations fulfill criteria established by the board, pursuant to section 10-5(7); and (4) Any other projects determined by rules adopted by the board pursuant to chapter 91 or otherwise authorized by the board in accordance with applicable law to be for the betterment of native Hawaiians and are consistent with the purposes of this chapter. For purposes of this chapter, the term "office project" or "project" may include projects of the foregoing types that are undertaken by the office in cooperation with other governmental entities or private individuals or organizations. "Reserves" means reserves required or permitted in the covenants in the resolution or resolutions of the board authorizing the obtaining of loans or issuance of revenue bonds under this part. "Revenue bonds" means revenue bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other evidence of indebtedness of the board authorized by or issued under this part. "Revenues of the office" or "office's revenue" means all rates, rentals, fees and charges, and user taxes, received by the office of Hawaiian affairs, and all money and revenue derived from the operations of the office, other than: (1) General appropriations; and (2) Funds, the terms of which preclude their being used for payment of the costs of acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, extension, or maintenance of an office project or the costs of a loan program or the payment of principal or interest of revenue bonds. For purposes of the issuance of revenue bonds, the office or any office project or projects shall constitute a public undertaking, improvement, or system.