Golf Course Rules: Definitions

For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases are defined as follows: "Club" means an organized group of golf players identifiable by a club name. "Council" means the council of the County of Maui. "County" means the County of Maui. "Department" means the department of parks and recreation. "Director" means the director of the department of parks and recreation or the director's authorized representative. "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. "Golf course" means the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course at Waiehu, Maui, Hawaii. "Golf pro" means the person who has been awarded the pro-shop concession at the golf course. "Group" means one or more golfers assigned an identical starting time. "Hawaii resident" means a person who possesses a current, valid State of Hawaii identification or driver's license. "Holiday" means all days on which a holiday is observed by the County regardless of the date of the actual holiday. "Major tournament" means any event that consists of a minimum of one hundred forty-four confirmed players. "Marshal" means any authorized golf course personnel patrolling the course to ensure smooth play and compliance with golf course rules and regulations. "Maui County resident" means a person who has a current, valid, State of Hawaii identification or driver's license containing a County of Maui address. A person unable to qualify under the foregoing provision may apply to the director for a determination of residency and, upon the submittal of evidence which the director deems adequate proof that the person has been a resident of the County for the entire year immediately preceding the application, the director may qualify the person as a resident; provided, however, that the director shall retain for at least four years a record of the names of persons qualifying under this provision and the type of evidence submitted for each person qualifying for the purpose of making the record available for reasonable public inspection. Once a person has qualified as a resident under the foregoing provisions, the person may requalify by applying to the department, and by providing proof that the person had played at the golf course at least nine months of the year immediately preceding the application. A person who has qualified or requalified as a resident under any of these provisions shall remain qualified for two years. "Nonresident" means a person who does not qualify as a Maui County resident or a Hawaii resident as defined in this section. "Playing fee" means the fee paid for the privilege of playing at the golf course. "Registration" means and consists of checking in, paying of fees, and being assigned a starting time prior to going onto the course. "Senior citizen" means any person who has attained the age of sixty years and is a Maui County or Hawaii resident as defined in this chapter. "Special event" means any permitted event or activity on golf course property that meets the requirements of the permitting process outlined in chapter 13.04A of this code. "Starter" means the person in charge of assigning starting times. "Student" means a person who is attending school, up through and including high school, on a full-time basis and is no more than nineteen years of age. "Superintendent" means the superintendent of the golf course, or the superintendent's duly authorized representative. "Twilight rate" means the rate charged for the privilege of playing eighteen holes or a fraction thereof at the golf course for play that may begin after 1:00 p.m. ( Ord. No. 4901 , § 1, 2018, eff. 1-2-2019; Ord. No. 4330, § 1, 2016 ; Ord. No. 3944, §§ 1, 2, 2012; Ord. 3455 §§ 1, 2, 2007; Ord. 3150 §§ 10—12, 2003; Ord. 2844 §§ 1, 2, 2000; Ord. 2773 §§ 1, 2, 1999; Ord. 2303 § 1, 1994; Ord. 2302 § 1, 1994; Ord. 1829 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1807 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1793 § 1, 1989: Ord. 1740 § 1, 1988: Ord. 1277 § 1, 1982: Ord. 1250 § 2 (part), 1982)