Definitions for taxicab rules

means the area that the owner of the taxi company has designated as his or her main operation area.means the Director of Finance of the County of Kaua'i, or the Director's duly authorized subordinate in the Driver License Section of the Finance Department.means one (1) or more persons employing, engaging, or utilizing a taxicab for hire. The term "passenger," however, shall not include the operator of the taxicab nor any child under the age of five (5) years not occupying seating space.means a person with physical impairment which substantially limits one (1) or more of a person's major life activities as defined under HRS Section 515-2 and the American Disabilities Act, Pub. L. 101-336.means a person who has attained the age of sixty-two (62) years, bearing proof of age.means a resident of Kaua'i who bears a current student identification card.means and includes any motor vehicle equipped with a taximeter and designed by the manufacturer to carry eight (8) passengers or less, operating for hire within the geographical limits of the County of Kaua'i and accepting a passenger with or without baggage for transportation between points as may be directed by the passenger the charges for service being based upon the distance traveled, plus waiting time. The term "taxicab" shall not include:Sightseeing buses;Buses employed solely for the transportation of school children or teachers;Hotel buses operated solely between piers, airplane terminals or hotels;Chartered motor vehicles;Motor vehicles rented or hired on a "U-drive" or "drive-yourself" basis; orMotor vehicles operated under a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the P.U.C.means the time during which a taxicab is standing by at the direction of a passenger or traffic waiting time.