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HI Rev Stat § 419-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-2 Articles of incorporation; contents.

  §419-2 Articles of incorporation; contents. (a) Articles of incorporation under this chapter shall be delivered to the director for filing, certified and executed by the bishop, chief priest, presiding elder, or other presiding officer forming the corporation sole and shall set forth:  (1) The name of the corporation;  (2) The name and address of the officer forming the corporation, the office which the officer holds in the church, and that the officer is duly authorized by the rules, regulations, or discipline of the church to take the action;  (3) The boundaries of the district subject to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the officer forming the corporation sole, in accordance with the rules, regulations, or discipline of the church;  (4) The place of the principal office of the corporation sole, which shall be in the State;  (5) The term for which the corporation sole is organized, which may be perpetual;  (6) The manner in which any vacancy occurring in the office of the bishop, chief priest, presiding elder, or other presiding officer forming the corporation sole is required to be filled by the rules, regulations, or constitution of the church;  (7) Additional powers to be set forth in its articles, in accordance with section 414D-52;  (8) Any lawful provision for the regulation of the affairs of the corporation sole, including restrictions upon the power to amend all or any part of the articles; and   (9) That the corporation is not organized for profit.  (b) If any articles of incorporation presented to the director under this chapter are not in conformity with the requirements of this section the director shall return the same to the incorporator specifying wherein the same fails to conform with this section and the incorporator may amend the articles and present them so amended. If the articles of incorporation are in conformity with law, the director shall file the articles of incorporation. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6766); RL 1945, §8402; RL 1955, §175-2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-2; am L 1980, c 259, §15; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 373, §13; am L 2002, c 40, §53]
HI Rev Stat § 419-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-3 Powers of corporation sole.

 §419-3 Powers of corporation sole. (a) Every corporation sole formed under this chapter shall have the powers set forth in section 414D-52.  (b) Every such corporation shall have continuity of existence, notwithstanding vacancies in the incumbency thereof, and during the period of any vacancy, shall have the same capacity and right to receive and take any gift, bequest, devise, or conveyance of property, either as grantee for its own use, or as a trustee (where the trusteeship is within its corporate purposes and subject to removal from such trusteeship as provided by law), and to be or be made the beneficiary of a trust, as though there were no vacancies.   (c) No agency created by a corporation sole by a written instrument which, in express terms, provides that the agency thereby created shall not be terminated by a vacancy in the incumbency of the corporation, shall be terminated or affected by the death of the incumbent of the corporation or by a vacancy in the incumbency thereof, however caused. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6767); RL 1945, §8403; RL 1955, §175-3; HRS §419-3; am L 1988, c 370, §1; am L 2002, c 40, §54]
HI Rev Stat § 419-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-4 Amendment of articles.

 §419-4 Amendment of articles. Subject to the provisos set forth in this section, and subject to any lawful restrictions upon the power to amend the articles of incorporation sole filed under section 419-2, the incumbent of the corporation may at any time amend the articles of incorporation by changing its name, the term of its existence, the boundaries of the district subject to its jurisdiction, the place of its principal office, the manner of filling any vacancy in the incumbency thereof, its powers, or any provision of the articles for the regulation of the affairs of the corporation (except restrictions upon the power to amend the articles), and may, by amendment of the articles, make provision for any act or thing for which provision is authorized in original articles of incorporation sole formed under this chapter.  The incumbent of the corporation sole shall subscribe and verify a certificate which shall set forth the amendment either by stating that the articles have been amended to read as set forth in the certificate in full or by stating that any provision or provisions of the articles, which shall be identified by the numerical or other designation or designations thereof in the articles or by stating the wording thereof, has or have been amended to read as set forth in the certificate. The certificate shall further state that the amendment has been duly authorized by the rules, regulations, or discipline of the church of which the incumbent is an officer; provided that no amendment shall confer any other or greater powers or privileges than could lawfully be conferred or obtained in the original articles; provided further that no amendment shall become effective unless the same is allowed by the director of commerce and consumer affairs. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6768); RL 1945, §8404; RL 1955, §175-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-4; am L 1980, c 259, §16; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1988, c 373, §14]
HI Rev Stat § 419-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-5 Name of incumbent; change in incumbency.

 §419-5 Name of incumbent; change in incumbency. There shall be filed, with the articles of incorporation, a statement duly certified and executed, which shall state the name and address of the person who is to be its incumbent, to which shall be appended a duly attested copy of the certificate of appointment or other document through which the person succeeded to the ecclesiastical office by virtue of which the person became entitled to be the incumbent of the corporation sole. Whenever a change in the incumbency of the corporation occurs, the new incumbent, within thirty days after the new incumbent has become the incumbent, shall file with the director of commerce and consumer affairs a like certificate with like proof of the new incumbent's title to the office. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6769); RL 1945, §8405; RL 1955, §175-5; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-5; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 373, §15]
HI Rev Stat § 419-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-6 Distribution of assets; inspection of books.

 §419-6 Distribution of assets; inspection of books. Except upon liquidation of the property of the corporation in case of dissolution, no part of the assets, income, or earnings of the corporation shall be withdrawn from or sent out of the State, unless the remaining assets of the corporation shall then equal in value twice the amount of the indebtedness of the corporation.   The director of commerce and consumer affairs shall at all times have access to the books of the corporation. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6769A); RL 1945, §8406; RL 1955, §175-6; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-6; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17]
HI Rev Stat § 419-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-7 Duration.

  §419-7 Duration. If a corporation sole was dissolved due to the expiration of its period of duration, the corporation sole, at any time within two years of such dissolution, may amend its articles of incorporation to extend its period of duration; provided that if the name of the corporation sole, or a name substantially identical is registered or reserved by another entity, or if such name or a name substantially identical is registered as a trade name, trademark, or service mark, the extension of corporate existence shall be allowed only upon the registration of a new name by the corporation sole pursuant to section 419-4. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6769B); RL 1945, §8407; RL 1955, §175-7; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-7; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1988, c 373, §16; am L 2004, c 121, §22]
HI Rev Stat § 419-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-8 Dissolution.

 §419-8 Dissolution. A corporation formed under this chapter may be dissolved, voluntarily or involuntarily, in the manner provided in part XIII of chapter 414D; provided that:   (1) In lieu of the certificate and vote therein required for a voluntary dissolution, the incumbent of the corporation sole shall execute, subscribe, and verify a declaration of dissolution which shall set forth the name of the corporation, the reason for its dissolution or winding up, and that the dissolution has been duly authorized by the church, to administer the affairs, property, and temporalities of which the corporation was organized, and the director of commerce and consumer affairs shall be satisfied that the dissolution has been duly authorized;   (2) In lieu of the certificate of an officer, director, or manager of the corporation, therein required for the involuntary dissolution of a corporation which has ceased to have any assets and has failed to function, the certificate may be made by any authorized officer of the church, to administer the affairs, property, and temporalities of which the corporation was organized;   (3) In lieu of the directors or managers of the corporation the incumbent shall be a trustee to wind up the corporation, unless some other person or persons are appointed as therein provided;   (4) The church, to administer the affairs, property, and temporalities of which the corporation was organized, shall stand in the place and stead of the stockholders, and may be represented in court by any authorized officer thereof or trustee acting in its behalf; the remaining assets shall be distributed to such church or to a trustee or trustees in its behalf, or in such other manner as may be decreed by the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the dissolved corporation had its principal office at the date of dissolution; and the trustee or trustees in dissolution, the director, the attorney general, or any person connected with the church, may file a petition for the determination of the manner of distribution of the remaining assets, or for the appointment of a trustee or trustees to act in behalf of the church; and   (5) In lieu of the officers of the corporation the incumbent shall represent the corporation with respect to the required tax clearance. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6769C); RL 1945, §8408; RL 1955, §175-8; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-8; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1988, c 370, §2; am L 2002, c 40, §55]
HI Rev Stat § 419-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|419. Corporations Sole for Ecclesiastical Purposes|419-9 Corporations sole heretofore formed; general laws.

  §419-9 Corporations sole heretofore formed; general laws. (a) Any corporation sole heretofore formed and existing under the laws of this State for ecclesiastical purposes may elect to continue its existence under this chapter by filing an application for amendment of its charter in the manner and form provided for an application for an original charter, together with the required certificates as to the incumbency of the corporation. If such amendment is allowed by the director of commerce and consumer affairs, this chapter thereupon shall apply to such corporations sole the same as to corporations formed under this chapter.  (b) Any charter or amended charter granted or corporation created or existing under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to all general laws enacted in regard to corporations. [L Sp 1941, c 58, pt of §1(6769D); RL 1945, §8409; RL 1955, §175-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-9; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 2004, c 121, §23]
HI Rev Stat § 420D-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|420D. Sustainable Business Corporations|420D-1 Purpose and findings.

 §420D-1 Purpose and findings. This chapter authorizes a designation and code of conduct for a business corporation to offer entrepreneurs and investors the option to build and invest in businesses that operate in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner. Enforcement of those responsibilities comes not from governmental oversight, but rather from new provisions on transparency and accountability included in this chapter. [L 2011, c 209, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 420D-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|420D. Sustainable Business Corporations|420D-3 Election of a domestic corporation to become a sustainable business corporation.

  §420D-3 Election of a domestic corporation to become a sustainable business corporation. (a) A domestic corporation incorporated under chapter 414 may elect to become a sustainable business corporation under this chapter by including in its articles or amending its articles to include a statement that the corporation is a sustainable business corporation. An amendment pursuant to this subsection shall not be effective unless it is adopted by at least the minimum status vote.  (b) If a corporation that is not a sustainable business corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation, or division, or is the exchanging corporation in a share exchange, and the surviving, new, or any resulting corporation in the merger, consolidation, division, or share exchange is to be a sustainable business corporation, then the plan of merger, consolidation, division, or share exchange shall not be effective unless it is adopted by the corporation by at least the minimum status vote. [L 2011, c 209, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 420D-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|420D. Sustainable Business Corporations|420D-4 Termination of sustainable business corporation status.

  §420D-4 Termination of sustainable business corporation status. (a) A sustainable business corporation may terminate its status as such and cease to be subject to this chapter by amending its articles to delete the statement that the corporation is a sustainable business corporation. An amendment pursuant to this subsection shall not be effective unless it is adopted by at least the minimum status vote.  (b) If a plan of merger, consolidation, division, or share exchange would have the effect of terminating the status of a business corporation as a sustainable business corporation, the plan shall not be effective unless it is adopted by at least the minimum status vote. [L 2011, c 209, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 420D-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|420D. Sustainable Business Corporations|420D-5 Corporate purposes.

  §420D-5 Corporate purposes. (a) Every sustainable business corporation shall have among its purposes the creation of a general public benefit.  (b) In addition to the general public benefit purpose required by subsection (a), the articles of a sustainable business corporation may identify one or more specific public benefits for which the sustainable business corporation was created. The identification of a specific public benefit under this subsection shall not limit the obligation of a sustainable business corporation to create a general public benefit. Allowable specific public benefits for sustainable business corporations subject to this chapter include:  (1) Providing low-income or underserved individuals or communities with beneficial products or services;  (2) Promoting economic opportunity for individuals or communities beyond the creation of jobs in the normal course of business;  (3) Preserving the environment;  (4) Improving human health;  (5) Promoting the arts, sciences, or advancement of knowledge;  (6) Increasing the flow of capital to entities with a public benefit purpose;   (7) Accomplishing any other particular benefit for society or the environment; and  (8) Using the right to exclude, conferred by any and all patents in which the sustainable business corporation has an interest in this right through assignment, license, lien, security agreement, or obligation for the following purposes:  (A) Creating and retaining good jobs within the State as well as throughout the United States;  (B) Upholding fair labor standards nationally and internationally; provided that for purposes of this paragraph, "fair labor standards" shall be construed to prohibit child labor, forced or compulsory labor, discrimination in employment, restrictions on freedom of association, and denial of the right to collective bargaining; and  (C) Enhancing environmental protection nationally and internationally; provided that if the public benefit under this paragraph relating to the use of patents is specified, section 420D-4 shall not apply to the corporation and the sustainable business corporation status shall be permanent, and this specific public benefit shall not be deleted from the articles of the corporation pursuant to subsection (d), unless the annual statement of the benefit director concludes that the sustainable business corporation has failed to pursue this specific public benefit, then the corporation shall have its status as a sustainable business corporation terminated.  (c) The creation of general and specific public benefits as provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be in the best interests of the sustainable business corporation.  (d) A sustainable business corporation may amend its articles to add, amend, or delete the identification of a specific public benefit for which the sustainable business corporation was created. An amendment pursuant to this subsection shall not be effective unless it is adopted by at least the minimum status vote. [L 2011, c 209, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 420D-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|420D. Sustainable Business Corporations|420D-6 Standard of conduct for directors.

  §420D-6 Standard of conduct for directors. (a) In discharging the duties of their respective positions, the board of directors, committees of the board, and individual directors of a sustainable business corporation, in considering the best interests of the sustainable business corporation:  (1) Shall consider the effects of any action of the sustainable business corporation upon:  (A) The shareholders of the sustainable business corporation; and  (B) The accomplishment of general and specific public benefits set forth in the sustainable business corporation's purposes; and  (2) May consider:  (A) The employees and workforce of the sustainable business corporation and its subsidiaries and suppliers;  (B) The interests of customers as beneficiaries of the general or specific public benefit purposes of the sustainable business corporation;  (C) Community and societal considerations, including those of any community in which offices or facilities of the sustainable business corporation or its subsidiaries or suppliers are located;  (D) The local and global environment;   (E) The short-term and long-term interests of the sustainable business corporation, including benefits that may accrue to the sustainable business corporation from its long-term plans and the possibility that these interests may be best served by the continued independence of the sustainable business corporation;  (F) The ability of the sustainable business corporation to accomplish its general public benefit purpose and any specific public benefit purpose;  (G) The resources, intent, and conduct of any person seeking to acquire control of the corporation; and  (H) Any other pertinent factors or the interests of any other group that they deem appropriate.  (b) A director shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for any action taken as a director if the director performed the duties of the director's office in compliance with the general standards of conduct pursuant to section 414-221. [L 2011, c 209, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 420D-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|420D. Sustainable Business Corporations|420D-7 Benefit director.

 §420D-7 Benefit director. (a) The board of directors of a sustainable business corporation shall include one director who shall be designated the "benefit director" and who shall have, in addition to all of the powers, duties, rights, and immunities of the other directors of the sustainable business corporation, the powers, duties, rights, and immunities provided in this section.  (b) The benefit director shall be elected pursuant to sections 414-193 and 414-194 and may be removed in the manner provided by sections 414-198 and 414-199. The benefit director may serve concurrently as the benefit officer. The articles or bylaws of a sustainable business corporation may prescribe additional qualifications of the benefit director; provided that the qualifications are consistent with this subsection.  (c) The benefit director shall prepare, and the sustainable business corporation shall include in the annual benefit report to shareholders required by section 420D-11, a statement whether, in the opinion of the benefit director, the sustainable business corporation acted in accordance with its general, and any specific, public benefit purpose in all material respects during the period covered by the report and whether the directors and officers complied with sections 420D-6(a) and 420D-8(a), respectively. If in the opinion of the benefit director the sustainable business corporation or its directors or officers failed to act according to the requirements of this chapter, then the statement of the benefit director shall include a description of the ways in which the sustainable business corporation or its directors or officers failed to act according to the requirements of this chapter. The benefit director's statement included in the final draft of the benefit report shall include formal responses to all questions, concerns, comments, and suggestions raised through the public comment period required by section 420D-11.  (d) A benefit director shall be independent of and shall have no material relationship with the sustainable business corporation. [L 2011, c 209, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 420D-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|420D. Sustainable Business Corporations|420D-8 Standard of conduct for officers.

 §420D-8 Standard of conduct for officers. (a) Each officer of a sustainable business corporation shall consider the interests and factors described in section 420D-6(a) in the manner provided in that section when:  (1) The officer has discretion to act with respect to a matter; and  (2) It reasonably appears to the officer that the matter may have a material effect on:  (A) The creation of a general or specific public benefit by the sustainable business corporation; or  (B) Any of the interests or factors referred to in section 420D-6(a).  (b) An officer shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for any action taken as an officer if the officer performed the duties of the position in compliance with the general standards of conduct pursuant to section 414-233. [L 2011, c 209, pt of §1]