2009 Hawaii Code
Volume 10
TITLE 25 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 464 - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
§464-1 - Definitions.

     §464-1  Definitions.  As used in this chapter:

     "Architect" means a person who holds oneself out as able to perform, or who does perform, any professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, including aesthetic and structural design, or observation of construction, in connection with any private or public buildings, structures, or projects or the equipment or utilities thereof, or the accessories thereto, wherein the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when the professional service requires the application of the art and science of construction based upon the principles of mathematics, aesthetics, and the physical sciences.

     "Landscape architect" means a person who holds oneself out as able to perform professional services such as consultation, investigation, reconnaissance, research, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, and observation of construction where the dominant purpose of the services is:

     (1)  The preservation and enhancement of land uses and natural land features;

     (2)  The location and construction of aesthetically pleasing and functional approaches for structures, roadways, and walkways; and

     (3)  The design for equestrian trails, plantings, landscape irrigation, landscape lighting, and landscape grading.

     This practice shall include the location, arrangement, and design of tangible objects and features as are incidental and necessary to the purposes outlined herein.  Nothing herein shall preclude a duly licensed landscape architect from planning the development of land areas and elements used thereon or from performing any of the services described in this section in connection with the settings, approaches, or environment for buildings, structures, or facilities; provided that nothing in this chapter shall empower a landscape architect licensed under this chapter from practicing or offering to practice architecture or engineering in any of its various recognized branches.

     "Professional engineer" means a person who holds oneself out as able to perform, or who does perform, any professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, or observation of construction or operation, in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects, wherein the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when such professional service requires the application of engineering principles and data.

     "Surveyor" or "land surveyor" means a person who holds oneself out as able to make, or who does make cadastral surveys of areas for their correct determination and description, either for conveyancing or for the establishment or reestablishment of land boundaries or the plotting of lands and subdivisions thereof. [L 1933, c 134, §5; RL 1935, §7034; RL 1945, §7601; am L 1949, c 306, §1; RL 1955, §166-1; HRS §464-1; am L 1970, c 85, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 226, §1; am L 1989, c 210, §3]