Haw. Code R. § 12-30-1
As used herein:
"Apprentice" shall be as defined, in section 372-2, HRS
"Apprenticeship agreement" shall be as defined in section 372-2, HRS.
"Apprenticeship committee" means those persons designated by the sponsor to act for it in the administration of the program. A "joint" committee is composed of an equal number of representatives of the employers and of the employees represented by a bona fide collective bargaining agent. A "unilateral" or "non-joint" committee is composed of representatives of the employers and does not include a bona fide collective bargaining agent as a participant.
"Apprenticeship program" means a plan containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices.
"Apprenticeship standard" means the written document which sets forth the minimum labor standards required by law for training apprentices in a specified industry, area, or plant. By reference, it is a part of the apprenticeship agreement. There are two basic types of standards--one encompasses joint employer-union participation in the program; and one, referred to as unilateral, where responsibility for apprenticeship is assumed by either management or the union, but not both.
"Department" shall be as defined in section 372-2, HRS.
"Director" shall be as defined in section 372-2 HRS.
"Employer" means any person or organization employing an apprentice whether or not such person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with the apprentice.
"Registration of an apprenticeship agreement" means the acceptance and recording of the agreement by the department as evidence of the participation of the apprentice in a particular registered apprenticeship program.
"Registration of an apprenticeship program" means the acceptance and recording of such program by the department as meeting the basic standards and requirements of the department for approval of such program. Written approval shall be given by the department.
"Related instruction" means an organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide the apprentice with knowledge of the theoretical and technical subjects related to the trade.
"Rule" shall be as defined in section 91-1, HRS.
"Sponsor" means any person, corporation, association, committee, or organization operating an apprenticeship program and in whose name the program is approved and registered.
Haw. Code R. § 12-30-1