# Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-1.5: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-1.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-1.5
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** HI Code / Division 2 / Title 25 / Chapter 459 / Section 459-1.5

## Text

As used in this chapter:

"Board" means the Hawaii board of optometry.

"Director" means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.

"Ophthalmic lens" means any spectacle lens that has a spherical, cylindrical, or prismatic power or value and is ground pursuant to a prescription.

"Surgery" means any procedure in which human tissue is cut, altered, or otherwise infiltrated by mechanical or laser means. [L 1987, c 152, §2; am L 1997, c 335, §1; am L 2018, c 203, §6; am L 2021, c 230, §18]

## Nearby sections

- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459 ‑7.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-1.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-1.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-2 Optometry; unauthorized practice, unlawful.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-3 Hawaii board of optometry; members, appointment, qualifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-3.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-4 Powers and duties of the board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-4.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-5 Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-6 Examinations, time of.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-6.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-7 Application; examination; reexamination; appeal; renewal; continuing education; license.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-7.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-7.5 Reciprocity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-7.5.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-8 Conduct of examinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-8.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-9 Refusal to permit examination or issue license; revocation and suspension of license; grounds for.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-9.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-9.2 Revocation of license or denial of application to renew, restore, or reinstate a license based on conviction requiring registration as a sex offender;](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-9.2.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-10 Advertising, contents of.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-10.md)
- [Haw. Rev. Stat. § 459-11 REPEALED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_HI_D2_T25_C459_S459-11.md)

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