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(4) "Improved residential" shall mean land which is classified as residential by the <br /> department of finance upon consideration of its highest and best use, and is <br /> property which fulfills the provisions of at least one of the following <br /> subparagraphs: <br /> (A) Land which has been subdivided prior to any assessment year as a <br /> lot for single- or two-family residential use in conformity with the <br /> then existing County zoning ordinances, and has been approved for <br /> sale or approved as being in conformity with all of the subdivision <br /> requirements of the County, or <br /> (B) Land which is in actual single- ortwo-family residence use at a <br /> density of at least asingle- or a two-family residential building per <br /> acre, or <br /> (C) Land which is sufficiently developed with necessary land <br /> improvements to support a use density of at least asingle- or <br /> two-family residential building per acre. <br /> (5) "Unimproved residential" shall mean all residential class lands not classified as <br /> "improved residential" or "homeowner." <br /> SECTION 3. Chapter 19, article 7, section 19-53, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 <br /> <br /> (1995 edition), is amended by deleting the following: <br /> [(g) "Native forests" means lands which have sixty percent or greater native species forest <br /> cover. Native species are defined as those indigenous to the Hawaiian islands. <br /> Indigenous in this context shall mean plants that became established or evolved in the <br /> Hawaiian islands without the aid of human beings. The forest cover requirement may <br /> be met by native species in either the tree layer or the understory layer, or a <br /> combination of the two; provided a minimum twenty-five percent of the forest cover shall <br /> be tree cover. <br /> (1) The director of finance shall determine whether or not land qualifies as a native <br /> forest by using current natural resource or vegetation maps or other acceptable <br /> evidence. Other acceptable evidence includes, but is not limited to: <br /> (A) A written affidavit by a recognized professional in the field of natural <br /> resources, or <br /> (B) A finding by a County, State or Federal agency or department with the <br /> relevant expertise in the field of natural resources. <br /> (2) The following shall also apply to land classified native forest. <br /> 3 <br /> <br />