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HI Rev Stat § 421-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-16 Removal of officer.

 §421-16 Removal of officer. Any member may bring charges of misconduct or incompetency against an officer by filing them with the secretary or president of the association, together with a petition signed by ten per cent of the members requesting the removal of the officer in question. The directors shall vote upon the removal of the officer at the first meeting of the board held after the hearing on the charges, and the officer may be removed by a majority vote, notwithstanding any contract the officer may have with the association, which shall terminate upon the officer's removal, anything in the contract to the contrary notwithstanding. The officer against whom the charges are made shall be served with a copy of the charges not less than ten days prior to the meeting, and shall have an opportunity at the meeting to be heard in person and by counsel, and to present evidence, and the persons making the charges shall have the same opportunity. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-17; HRS §421-16; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 421-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-17 Referendum.

 §421-17 Referendum. The articles or bylaws may provide that upon demand of two-fifths of all the directors, any matter of policy that has been approved or passed by the board must be referred to the members for their approval before it becomes effective. No referendum shall be allowed unless it is demanded by the required number of directors at the meeting at which the matter of policy in question is adopted. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-18; HRS §421-17]
HI Rev Stat § 421-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-19 Misdemeanor to induce breach of marketing contract to cooperative association; spreading false reports about the management or finances thereof.

  §421-19 Misdemeanor to induce breach of marketing contract to cooperative association; spreading false reports about the management or finances thereof. Any person or any corporation whose officers or employees knowingly induce or attempt to induce any member or stockholder of an association to violate the member's or stockholder's marketing contract with the association, or who maliciously and knowingly spreads false reports about the finances or management thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense; and shall be liable to the association aggrieved in a civil suit in the penal sum of $500 for each offense. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-20; HRS §421-19; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 421-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-20 Associations are not in restraint of trade.

 §421-20 Associations are not in restraint of trade. (a) No association complying with the terms hereof shall be deemed to be a conspiracy or a combination in restraint of trade, or an illegal monopoly; or be deemed to have been formed for the purpose of lessening competition or fixing prices arbitrarily, nor shall the contracts between the association and its members, or any agreements authorized in this chapter, be construed as an unlawful restraint of trade, or as part of a conspiracy or combination to accomplish an improper or illegal purpose or act. (b) An association may acquire, exchange, interpret, and disseminate to its members, to other cooperative associations, and otherwise, past, present, and prospective crop, market, statistical, economic, and other similar information relating to the business of the association, either directly or through an agent created or selected by it or by the other associations acting in conjunction with it.   (c) An association may advise its members in respect to the adjustment of their current and prospective production of agricultural commodities or products and its relation to the prospective volume of consumption, selling prices, and existing or potential surplus, to the end that every market may be served from the most convenient productive areas under a program of orderly marketing that will assure adequate supplies without undue enhancement of prices or the accumulation of any undue surplus. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-21; HRS §421-20; am L 2001, c 129, §63] Cross References  Restraint of trade exemption, see §480-11.
HI Rev Stat § 421-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-21 Voluntary dissolution.

 §421-21 Voluntary dissolution. Chapter 414, relating to the voluntary dissolution of profit corporations, and chapter 414D, relating to the voluntary dissolution of nonprofit corporations, shall apply, as the case may be, to associations formed under this chapter except that the dissolution shall be approved at a meeting duly called and held for the purpose by not less than two-thirds of the voting power voting thereon. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; am L 1953, c 137, §1(d); RL 1955, §176-22; HRS §421-21; am L 1983, c 167, §11(3); am L 1985, c 270, §4; am L 1988, c 370, §4; am L 2002, c 40, §58]
HI Rev Stat § 421-21.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-21.5 REPEALED.

  §421-21.5 REPEALED. L 1993, c 105, §2.
HI Rev Stat § 421-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-22 Annual report.

 §421-22 Annual report. (a) An association formed under this chapter shall file with the director of commerce and consumer affairs an annual report. The annual report shall contain:  (1) The name of the association;  (2) The mailing address of its principal office, the address of its registered office in this State, and the name of its registered agent at its registered office in the State; and  (3) A general statement of its business operations during the fiscal year that includes:  (A) The amount of capital stock paid up;  (B) The number of shareholders, if a stock corporation, or the number of members and the amount of membership fees received, if a nonstock association;  (C) An income statement; and  (D) Its balance sheet.  (b) The annual report shall be filed within the time periods prescribed in subsections (c) and (d).  (c) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, annual reports reflecting the period from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, that would otherwise be required, may be voluntarily filed with the department director if the annual report complies with the requirements of this section.  (d) Effective January 1, 2003, for associations whose date of registration in this State falls between:  (1) January 1 and March 31, an annual report shall be filed on or before March 31 of each year and shall reflect the state of the association's affairs as of January 1 of the year when filed;  (2) April 1 and June 30, an annual report shall be filed on or before June 30 of each year and shall reflect the state of the association's affairs as of April 1 of the year when filed;  (3) July 1 and September 30, an annual report shall be filed on or before September 30 of each year and shall reflect the state of the association's affairs as of July 1 of the year when filed; and  (4) October 1 and December 31, an annual report shall be filed on or before December 31 of each year and shall reflect the state of the association's affairs as of October 1 of the year when filed; provided that if an association is formed in the same year in which the annual report is due, the association shall not be required to file an annual report for that year. Thereafter, the association shall comply with the requirements of this section.  (e) A copy of the report shall be submitted to the members at their annual meeting, or mailed to each member of the association, or printed in an official publication of the association. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-23; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, § §15, 22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §421-22; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 2002, c 130, §79; am L 2003, c 124, §44]
HI Rev Stat § 421-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-23 Taxation.

  §421-23 Taxation. To obtain the exemptions from taxation granted by this section or any other law, the association annually shall file with the director of taxation a copy of its report made under section 421-22, and in addition thereto, within ninety days after the close of its fiscal year, shall file with the tax assessor of each district in which there are persons doing business to whom it has paid, during the preceding fiscal year, any proceeds of goods marketed, a report showing the name of each person to whom the proceeds were paid, the total proceeds of sales for which such person is taxable under chapter 237 for the fiscal year, and the rate or rates of such tax applicable thereto or to the several amounts thereof, as the case may be. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-26; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, § §15, 16; am L 1963, c 114, §3; am L 1967, c 37, §1; HRS §421-23; am L 1972, c 103, §6; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 2004, c 121, §26] Cross References  Modification of fees, see §92-28.
HI Rev Stat § 421-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-24 Application to existing association.

 §421-24 Application to existing association. Except where otherwise expressly stated herein, this chapter shall be applicable to any existing association formed under any law of the State providing for the incorporation of agricultural cooperative associations, for a purpose for which an association may be formed under this chapter. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; RL 1955, §176-24; HRS §421-24]
HI Rev Stat § 421-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-25 General corporation laws, when applicable.

 §421-25 General corporation laws, when applicable. Except where otherwise provided, the general corporation laws shall apply to cooperative associations organized under this chapter. [L 1949, c 234, pt of §1; am L 1953, c 137, §1(e); RL 1955, §176-27; HRS §421-25; am L 1983, c 167, §17; am L 1985, c 270, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 421-26 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-26 REPEALED.

  §421-26 REPEALED. L 2008, c 16, §16.
HI Rev Stat § 421-27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421. Agricultural Cooperative Associations|421-27 REPEALED.

 §421-27 REPEALED. L 2004, c 121, §58.
HI Rev Stat § 421C-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-1 Definitions.

  §421C-1 Definitions. Except where the context requires otherwise, wherever used in this chapter:  "Articles" means the articles of incorporation.  "Association" means a consumer cooperative association.  "Consumer cooperative association" means a group enterprise, organized on a cooperative basis and incorporated under this chapter such that:  (1) Each member has one vote and only one vote, except as may be altered in the articles or bylaws of a secondary cooperative by provision for voting by member organizations;  (2) The maximum rate at which any return is paid on share or membership capital is limited; and  (3) The allocation or distribution of net savings after making provision for such separate funds as may be required or specially permitted by statute, articles, or bylaws, is made to member patrons or to all patrons, in proportion to their patronage; or is allocated in a manner which benefits the general welfare of all of the members of the association.  "Directors" means the board of directors of an association.  "Electric utility cooperative association" means a consumer cooperative association that provides electric utility service as a public utility.  "Interest-dividends" means the return on share, membership fee, or membership capital of the association which is limited in accordance with section 421C-19.  "Member" means a member of either a stock or a nonstock association in accordance with section 421C-3.  "Net savings" means the total income of an association minus the costs of operation.  "Patronage refund" means the amount returned to the patrons in proportion to their patronage in accordance with section 421C-25.  "Non-escheat patronage refunds" means patronage refunds from an electric utility cooperative association for which a five-year period has elapsed since the patronage refunds were made and for which no claims have been made by the patrons to whom the refunds were allocated.  "Share or membership capital" refers to the capital paid into an association by a member in accordance with section 421C-3.  "Surplus funds" means funds of an association which may be utilized for capital improvements, emergencies, or other expenditures of the association upon the authorization of the directors as specified in section 421C-25 or as otherwise specified in this chapter.  "Unclaimed property" includes moneys, checks, drafts, interest, dividends, income, credit balances, overpayments, deposits, refunds, and non-escheat patronage refunds. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2; am L 1984, c 217, §2; am L 1988, c 373, §21; am L 2005, c 52, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-2 Purpose.

  §421C-2 Purpose. An association may be incorporated under this chapter only for the purpose of transacting any lawful business for its membership, the general public, or both. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-3 Stock and nonstock associations; general corporation laws, when applicable.

 §421C-3 Stock and nonstock associations; general corporation laws, when applicable. (a) An association may either be organized with stock or without stock. Subject to section 421C-20, if organized with stock, the association shall require a certain amount of common stock to be purchased from the association in order to permit a stockholder voting and membership privileges, and no class of stock except common stock may grant voting and membership privileges in a stock association. Subject to section 421C-20, if organized without stock, the association shall require a membership fee or amount of membership capital to be paid in, in order to permit the member voting and membership privileges by means of issuance of a membership certificate.  (b) Except where otherwise provided, statutes and fees which apply to domestic profit corporations shall apply to stock associations, and statutes and fees which apply to domestic nonprofit corporations shall apply to nonstock associations.  (c) Associations may amend their articles upon approval by the director of commerce and consumer affairs of articles of amendment to convert from a stock association to a nonstock association or vice versa. This subsection may be employed by an association only once every two calendar years. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2 and c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1984, c 217, §3; am L 1988, c 373, §22]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-11 Forms.

  §421C-11 Forms. The department of commerce and consumer affairs may prescribe and furnish on request forms for documents required or permitted to be filed by this chapter. The director of commerce and consumer affairs may require that the use of these forms be mandatory. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2 and c 204, §8; am L 2003, c 124, §45]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-11.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-11.5 Articles.

 §421C-11.5 Articles. (a) Articles shall be certified and executed by each of the incorporators, if natural persons, and by the president and secretary of the association, before any officer authorized to take acknowledgments, and shall contain the following:  (1) The name of the association which shall contain the term "cooperative" or some abbreviation thereof notwithstanding section 421-5;  (2) The mailing address and zip code of its principal office, which shall be in the State, the street address of the association's initial registered office, and the name of its initial registered agent at its initial registered office;  (3) The purposes and powers of the association;  (4) The duration of the association;  (5) The number, names, and titles of the initial officers and directors, or similar officers;  (6) The names and addresses of the incorporators, and if organized with stock, a statement of the number of shares subscribed by each, which shall not be less than one, and the class of shares for which each subscribed;  (7) If organized with stock, the total authorized number of shares and the par value of each share, if any; and if more than one class of stock is authorized, a description of the classes of shares, the number of shares in each class, the relative rights, preferences, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the shares of each class, and the interest-dividends to which each class shall be entitled; and  (8) If organized without stock, whether the property rights and interest of each member are equal or unequal, and if unequal, the rule by which the rights and interest shall be determined.  (b) The articles may also contain any other provisions, consistent with law for regulating the association's business or the conduct of its affairs. [L 1984, c 217, §4; am L 1988, c 373, §23; am L 2003, c 124, §46]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-12 Bylaws; contents.

  §421C-12 Bylaws; contents. The bylaws shall contain:  (1) The maximum amount or percentage of capital which may be owned or controlled by one member;  (2) A provision that in all decisions to amend the articles or bylaws, as the case may be, the members shall be informed of those decisions at least thirty days in advance through a mailing or a prominent notice at all association locations;  (3) The method and terms of admission to membership and the disposal of members' interests on termination of membership for any reason;  (4) A provision stating that a majority of the directors, or five per cent of the members or two hundred fifty members, whichever is less, may submit a petition in writing and demand a special membership meeting, which shall be called by the secretary within thirty days of that demand;  (5) A provision that notice for all meetings shall be made through posting prominent signs at all association locations or by mailing to the last known address of each member or director. Notices for special meetings shall specify the purpose of the meeting;  (6) A provision that associations shall not discriminate on their acceptance of members on a basis of race, gender, religion, income, marital status, or nationality; and  (7) A provision stating that within a specified period of time, any action taken by the directors must be referred to the members for approval or disapproval if demanded by petition by at least five per cent of the members or two hundred fifty members, whichever is less, or by majority vote of the directors; provided that rights of third parties which have vested between the time of action by the directors and approval or disapproval by the members shall not be impaired. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2; am L 1984, c 217, §5; am L 2001, c 129, §65]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-13 Meetings, etc.

  §421C-13 Meetings, etc. The articles or bylaws may provide for the holding of meetings by units or portions of the total membership and may provide for a method of transmitting the votes cast to the central meeting, or for a method of representation of members by the election of delegates to attend the central meeting, or for a combination of these methods. If delegates are provided for, all references in this chapter to votes cast by members shall apply to votes cast by delegates. Directors may be apportioned among the units or portions of the total membership and may be elected by the units or portions of the total membership to which they are apportioned. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-14 One member, one vote.

 §421C-14 One member, one vote. (a) Each member of an association shall have one and only one vote; provided that secondary associations, which are associations solely comprised of other associations or groups organized on a cooperative basis, may allow exceptions to the one vote per member rule, by allocating votes on the basis of the following:  (1) The number of individual members in each organization; or  (2) Size of dollar volume of direct transactions between the member organizations and the secondary association.  (b) Being "organized on a cooperative basis" means being organized such that:  (1) Each member has one vote and only one vote, except as may be altered in the articles or bylaws of a secondary cooperative by provision for voting by member organizations;  (2) The maximum rate at which any return is paid on share or membership capital is limited; and  (3) The allocation or distribution of net savings after making provision for such separate funds as may be required or specially permitted by statute, articles, or bylaws, is made to member patrons or to all patrons, in proportion to their patronage; or is allocated in a manner which benefits the general welfare of all of the members of the association.  (c) No voting agreement or other device to evade the one member, one vote rule shall be enforceable. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2; am L 1984, c 217, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-15 No proxy.

  §421C-15 No proxy. No member of an association shall be permitted to vote by proxy, subject to section 421C-16. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-16 Absentee voting.

  §421C-16 Absentee voting. The articles or bylaws may allow votes on specific preannounced items by mail or otherwise by members absent from meetings. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-17 Removal of directors.

  §421C-17 Removal of directors. Section 421-14, relating to the removal of a director of an agricultural association, shall apply to associations formed under this chapter. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 421C-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421C. Consumer Cooperative Associations|421C-18 Removal of officers.

  §421C-18 Removal of officers. Section 421-16, relating to the removal of an officer of an agricultural association, shall apply to associations formed under this chapter. [L 1982, c 97, pt of §2]