Haw. Code R. § 8-51-2
As used in this chapter:
"Appropriate educational opportunity" means department approved programs as described in A State Plan for Providing Appropriate Educational Opportunities for the Gifted and Talented, department of education, September 1977, and the Hawaii State Guidelines and Procedures for Gifted and Talented Education, department of education, June 1982.
"Consent" means the parent approves of the proposed program for the gifted or talented student after:
(1) The parent has been provided information relevant to the educational program for which the consent is sought, including a description of that option; and
(2) The parent is informed that parental consent is required before placement is made.
"Creative ability" means capacity of a student to engage consistently in divergent thinking and unique productivity, or conceptualization at high levels.
"Days" means department workdays.
"Department" means the department of education, State of Hawaii.
"Gifted students" means students with test scores or performances substantially and consistently above average and who also meet other multiple identification and selection criteria of the school.
"Identification" means those procedures that are designed to systematically screen and select students.
"Intellectual ability" means ability to perform or accomplish cognitive operations at two standard deviations above the norm as measured on a department approved standardized ability test or other evaluation measures.
"Leadership capability" means ability evident in those students who manifest a natural propensity to assume leadership roles in group activities.
"Parent" or "Parents" means the natural or legal parent, guardian, custodian, or a person acting as a parent of a child such as a grandparent or stepparent.
"Performing or visual arts ability" means ability evident in students who, as compared to their age-mates, demonstrate exceptional skill or potential in areas such as art, dance, music, drama, or speech.
"Potential for superior achievement" means present or latent superior ability as determined by analysis of test scores, performance or other means of identification.
"Program" or "Programs" means appropriate educational options which are provided to a gifted or talented student in accordance with the school's plan.
"Psychomotor ability" means aptitude displayed through body movements with demonstrated high ability or attainment in either gross or fine manipulative activities such as athletic, dance or mechanical skills.
"Specific academic ability" means ability exhibited by students whose academic potential or academic performance in one or two specific curricular areas, such as mathematics or languages, exceeds what is normally expected of students, such as functioning at two standard deviations above the mean on department approved achievement tests.
"Student" means a person subject to the State's compulsory school attendance law and who is enrolled in and attending a public school administered by the department.
"Superior achievement" means student achievement which is consistent and substantially above average as measured by standardized test scores or performances as judged by professionals and experts in their fields.
"Talented students" means students who meet the school's multiple identification and selection criteria largely based on the students' products or performance.
Haw. Code R. § 8-51-2