Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this chapter:
"Department" means the state department of transportation.
"Director" means the director of transportation or his duly authorized representative.
"On-demand taxi service" means those taxi services in which a customer has made no prior arrangement for services.
"Open-access taxi system" means a taxi system that will allow all qualifying taxi drivers and vehicles to provide taxi service at public airports.
"Public airport" or "airport" means any area of land and water under state jurisdiction which is used, or intended for use, for landing and taking-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, including approaches, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon.
"State" means the State of Hawaii.
"Taxi" or "taxicab" means the motor vehicle used to provide taxi service in or at a public airport.
"Taxi driver" means the operator or driver of a taxi.
"Taxi driver authorization" means an authorization issued by the director or taxi management concessionaire for the purpose of authorizing a taxi driver to provide on-demand taxi service at a public airport, pursuant to this chapter.
"Taxi management concessionaire" means the concessionaire hired by the State to provide an open-access taxi system at a public airport.
"Taxi service" means the service of providing a motor vehicle for hire by the public in or at a public airport, which motor vehicle shall have a driver other than the hirer and be used for the purpose of transporting the hirer and incidental personal property to a destination over a route controlled by the hirer and is subject to a metered rate or tariff as prescribed and authorized by county ordinance or rules.
"Taxi vehicle permit" means a permit issued by the director or taxi management concessionaire for the purpose of authorizing a motor vehicle to be used in providing on-demand taxi service at a public airport, pursuant to this chapter.
Haw. Code R. § 19-38.1-1