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§ 19-58.3 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE <br />Section 19-58.3. Repealed. <br />(1990, ord 90-137, sec 3; rep 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.)19-58.3 <br />Section 19-58.4. Repealed. <br />(1996, ord 96-71, sec 3; am 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1; rep 2003, ord 03-103, sec 5.)19-58.4 <br />Article 8. \[Former\] Repealed. <br />(1983 CC, c 19, art 8, sec 19-59; rep 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.) <br />Article 8. Dedications. <br />Section 19-59. \[Former\] Repealed. <br />(1983 CC, c 19, art 8, sec 19-59; rep 1997, ord 97-84, sec 1.) <br />Section 19-59. Native forest dedications. <br />(a) Native forest categories. <br />(1) “Native forests” means lands which have sixty percent or greater native <br />species forest cover. <br />(A) Native species are defined as those species that are either endemic or <br />indigenous to the Hawaiian islands. Native species in this context shall <br />mean plants that became established or evolved in the Hawaiian islands <br />without the aid of human beings. <br />(B) The forest cover requirement may be met by native species in either the <br />tree layer or the understory layer, or a combination of the two; provided <br />a minimum twenty-five percent of the forest cover shall contain <br />tree cover. <br />(2) “Functional forests” means lands which have sixty percent or greater native <br />species forest cover combined with non-native/non-invasive species <br />forest cover. <br />(A) Non-native/non-invasive species are defined as those species that are not <br />native to the Hawaiian islands, having arrived with human help, which <br />do not invade or overtake native species habitat and have a Hawai‘i- <br />Pacific Weed Risk Assessment score of six or less, with seven or more <br />being a designation of high risk. Exceptions to the score must be justified <br />in the forest management plan or forest restoration plan. <br />(B) The forest cover requirement may be met by native species and non- <br />native/non-invasive species in either the tree layer or the understory <br />layer, or a combination of the two; provided a minimum twenty-five <br />percent of the forest cover shall contain tree cover and a minimum of half <br />of the forest cover shall contain native species. <br /> <br />SUPP.10 (7-2021) <br />19-40 <br /> <br />