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HI Rev Stat § 421J-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421J. Planned Community Associations|421J-12 Amendment of association documents when no procedure provided.

  §421J-12 Amendment of association documents when no procedure provided.  (a) Whenever an association document provides that it may be amended by the vote of association members at a meeting, the association document may also be amended by the written consent of the same percentage of association members without a meeting.  (b) Whenever neither an association document nor any applicable law provide procedures for amendment of that document, the association document may be amended by the vote or written consent of association members representing three-fourths of the votes which association members are entitled to cast with respect to a declaration and two-thirds of the votes which association members are entitled to cast with respect to other association documents; provided that this section shall not apply to articles of incorporation or any association documents which by their terms or as a matter of law may be adopted or amended by the board of directors. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to supersede or override any provision of any association documents related to amendments, or any provision of any law pertaining to associations or corporations.  (c) For purposes of this section, a requirement in any association document that an owner must sign an amendment to that document shall be satisfied by the receipt of a written consent signed by the owner. [L 1997, c 132, pt of §1; am L 2008, c 70, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 421J-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421J. Planned Community Associations|421J-13 Mediation of disputes.

  §421J-13  Mediation of disputes. (a) At the request of any party, any dispute concerning or involving one or more members and an association, its board of directors, managing agent, manager, or one or more other members relating to the interpretation, application, or enforcement of this chapter or the association documents, shall first be submitted to mediation.  (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be interpreted to mandate the mediation of any dispute involving:  (1) Actions seeking equitable relief involving threatened property damage or the health or safety of association members or any other person;  (2) Actions to collect assessments;  (3) Personal injury claims; or  (4) Actions against an association, a board of directors, or one or more directors, officers, agents, employees, or other persons for amounts in excess of $2,500 if insurance coverage under a policy of insurance procured by the association or its board of directors would be unavailable for defense or judgment because mediation was pursued.  (c) If any mediation under this section is not completed within two months from commencement, no further mediation shall be required unless agreed to by the association and the member. [L 1997, c 132, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 421J-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421J. Planned Community Associations|421J-14 First annual meeting of association.

  §421J-14  First annual meeting of association. The first annual meeting of the association shall take place as provided in the association documents, but not later than one year after the closing of the first conveyance of a unit to a person other than a developer. [L 1997, c 132, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 421J-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421J. Planned Community Associations|421J-15 Service of process.

  §421J-15 Service of process. The board shall establish a policy to provide reasonable access to persons authorized to serve civil process in compliance with section 634-21.5. [L 2009, c 158, § §2, 8; am L 2011, c 65, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 421J-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|421J. Planned Community Associations|421J-16 Medical cannabis; discrimination.

  §421J-16 Medical cannabis; discrimination. A provision in any association document allowing for any of the discriminatory practices listed in paragraphs (1) to (7) of section 515-3 against a person residing in a unit who has a valid certificate for the medical use of cannabis as provided in section 329-123 in any form is void, unless the association document prohibits the smoking of tobacco and the medical cannabis is used by means of smoking. Nothing herein shall be construed to diminish the obligation of a planned community association to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities pursuant to section 515-3(9). [L 2015, c 242, §3; am L 2017, c 170, §2] Cross References  For similar provision, see §514B-113.
HI Rev Stat § 423-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|423. Dental Service Corporations|423-1 Dental service corporation, formation.

 §423-1 Dental service corporation, formation. A nonprofit dental service corporation may be formed for the purposes of contracting with individuals and corporations, both public and private, for defraying or assuming the costs of services of dentists and dental surgeons, and the contracting on behalf of dentists and dental surgeons to furnish such services. The director of commerce and consumer affairs shall grant to applicants who file articles of incorporation in conformity with section 414D-32 a charter of incorporation for the establishment and conduct of a dental service corporation; provided that the corporation may not engage directly or indirectly in the performance of the corporate purposes or objects unless all of the following requirements are met:   (1) At least fifty licensed dentists and dental surgeons in this State have become members of the corporation;  (2) Membership in the corporation and an opportunity to render professional services upon a uniform basis are available to all licensed dentists and dental surgeons in this State;  (3) Voting by proxy and cumulative voting are prohibited; and   (4) A certificate of compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) has been issued to the corporation by the board of dentistry.  Any charter granted or corporation created under authority of this section shall be subject to all general laws enacted in regard to nonprofit corporations. [L 1961, c 69, §2; am L 1963, c 114, §3; Supp, §176D-1; HRS §423-1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1988, c 342, §2 and c 370, §8; am L 2002, c 40, §61; am L 2018, c 203, §4] Cross References  Dentistry license, see chapter 448.
HI Rev Stat § 424-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|424. Optometric Service Corporations|424-1 General provisions.

 §424-1 General provisions. A nonprofit optometric service corporation may be formed for the purposes of contracting with individuals and corporations, both public and private, for defraying or assuming the costs of services of optometrists, and the contracting on behalf of optometrists to furnish such services. The director of commerce and consumer affairs shall grant to applicants who file articles of incorporation in conformity with section 414D-32 a charter of incorporation for the establishment and conduct of an optometric service corporation; provided that the corporation may not engage directly or indirectly in the performance of the corporate purposes or objects unless all of the following requirements are met:  (1) At least twenty-five per cent of all licensed optometrists in this State have become members of the corporation;  (2) Membership in the corporation and an opportunity to render professional services upon a uniform basis are available to all licensed optometrists in this State;  (3) Voting by proxy and cumulative voting are prohibited; and  (4) A certificate of compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) has been issued to the corporation by the Hawaii board of optometry.  Any charter granted or corporation created under authority of this section shall be subject to all general laws enacted in regard to nonprofit corporations. [L 1965, c 84, §2; Supp, §176E-1; HRS §424-1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1988, c 370, §9; am L 2002, c 40, §62; am L 2018, c 203, §6] Cross References  Optometry license, see chapter 459.
HI Rev Stat § 425-1.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-1.5 Filing in office of the director; effective time and date.

  §425-1.5 Filing in office of the director; effective time and date. (a) A certified and executed partnership registration statement, any other statement or certification, or any judicial decree of dissolution or cancellation, a registration statement for a foreign general partnership, or any other statement or certification relating thereto, shall be delivered to the director for filing. Unless the director finds that any statement or certificate does not conform to law, upon receipt of all filing fees required by law, the director shall:  (1) Stamp the word "Filed" and the date of delivery thereof; and  (2) File the document in the director's office.  (b) Upon the filing of a partnership dissolution statement or judicial decree of dissolution in the office of the director, the domestic general partnership shall be dissolved as set forth therein, and upon the effective date of a certificate of withdrawal or a judicial decree thereof, the foreign general partnership shall be withdrawn.  (c) Articles of conversion and articles of merger may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if so, the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the thirtieth day after the date the document is filed. [L 1995, c 198, pt of §1; am L 2003, c 124, §48]
HI Rev Stat § 425-1.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-1.6 Filing requirements; filing duty of the director.

  §425-1.6 Filing requirements; filing duty of the director. (a) A document must satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies from these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the director.  (b) The document must contain the information required by this chapter. It may contain other information as well.  (c) If the director has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document must be in or on the prescribed form.  (d) The director's duty to file documents under this chapter is ministerial. The filing or refusal to file a document does not:  (1) Affect the validity of the document in whole or part;  (2) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or  (3) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect. [L 1995, c 198, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 425-1.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-1.7 Correcting a filed document.

  §425-1.7 Correcting a filed document. (a) A domestic or foreign general partnership may correct a document filed with the director if the document:  (1) Contains incorrect information; or  (2) Was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged.  (b) A document is corrected by preparing and delivering to the director for filing, a statement of correction that:  (1) Describes the document including its file date or attaches a copy of it to the statement;  (2) Specifies the incorrect information and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution was defective;  (3) Corrects the incorrect information or defective execution; and  (4) Is executed and certified by a general partner.  (c) A statement of correction is effective on the effective date of the document it corrects, except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, a statement of correction is effective when filed. [L 1995, c 198, pt of §1; am L 1996, c 182, §9; am L 2002, c 130, §82]
HI Rev Stat § 425-1.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-1.8 Execution of statements.

  §425-1.8 Execution of statements. Each statement or document required by this chapter to be filed with the director of commerce and consumer affairs shall be signed and certified by at least one partner. [L 2002, c 130, pt of §5]
HI Rev Stat § 425-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-2 Forms to be furnished by director.

 §425-2 Forms to be furnished by director. The registration, annual and other statements required by this part shall be filed on forms to be furnished by the director of commerce and consumer affairs. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 270, §2; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17]
HI Rev Stat § 425-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-3 Foreign partnerships, powers and liabilities.

 §425-3 Foreign partnerships, powers and liabilities. A partnership formed under the laws of any other jurisdiction, shall, on filing a registration statement as required by section 425-1 and subject to continuing compliance with the other provisions of this part, have the same powers and privileges, and be subject to the same disabilities as are by law conferred upon partnerships formed under the laws of the State, provided always that the purposes for which the partnership is formed are not repugnant to or in conflict with any law of the State. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 425-3.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-3.5 Activities not constituting transacting business.

 §425-3.5 Activities not constituting transacting business. (a) The activities of a foreign general partnership that do not constitute transacting business in this State within the meaning of this chapter include:  (1) Maintaining, defending, or settling an action or proceeding;  (2) Holding meetings of its partners or carrying on any other activity concerning its internal affairs;  (3) Maintaining bank accounts;  (4) Maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of the foreign partnership's own securities, or maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities;  (5) Selling through independent contractors;  (6) Soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mail or through employees, agents, or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside this State before they become contracts;  (7) Creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, or security interests in real or personal property;  (8) Securing or collecting debts or enforcing mortgages or other security interests in property securing the debts, and holding, protecting, and maintaining property so acquired;  (9) Conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within thirty days and is not one in the course of similar transactions of a like manner; and  (10) Transacting business in interstate commerce.  (b) For purposes of this chapter, the ownership in this State of income-producing real property or income-producing tangible personal property, other than property excluded under subsection (a), constitutes transacting business in this State.  (c) This section shall not apply in determining the contracts or activities that may subject a foreign general partnership to service of process, taxation, or regulation under any other law of this State. [L 2006, c 235, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 425-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-4 Partnership between husband and wife; prima facie proof.

 §425-4 Partnership between husband and wife; prima facie proof. If any business tax return is filed by, or license to do business is issued in the names of, both husband and wife, such tax return or license shall constitute prima facie proof, insofar as the State or any of its political subdivisions is concerned, that a partnership in such business exists between husband and wife in respect of such business. If the business tax return is filed by, or license is issued in the name of, one of them only, it shall constitute like proof that the husband and wife are not partners in respect of such business. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 425-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-5 Minors and incompetent persons.

  §425-5 Minors and incompetent persons. A minor or incompetent person may not be a partner, but may have a beneficial interest in a partnership through a trustee or duly appointed guardian.  This section shall not apply to the current partners in any duly registered partnership doing business in the State as of July 14, 1969. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1; am L 2001, c 129, §68]
HI Rev Stat § 425-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-6 Partnership name.

  §425-6 Partnership name. (a) No statement or certificate of any partnership shall be recorded by the director unless the name is not the same as, or substantially identical to the name of any domestic corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership existing or registered under the laws of this State, or any foreign corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this State, or any trade name, trademark, or service mark registered in this State, or a name the exclusive right to which is, at the time, reserved in this State, except that this provision shall not apply if the partnership files with the director any one of the following:  (1) The written consent from the entity or holder of a reserved or registered name to use and register the same or substantially identical name, and one or more words are added by the partnership to make the name distinguishable from the name on record; or  (2) A certified copy of a final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the prior right of the partnership to the use of the name in this State.  (b) The acceptance of a statement or certificate of a partnership for registration by the director shall not abrogate or limit any common law or other right of any person to any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership name, trade name, trademark, or service mark.  (c) The director may make, amend, and repeal such rules as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1984, c 118, §3; am L 1996, c 92, §13; am L 1999, c 249, §23; am L 2000, c 219, §52; am L 2001, c 129, §69; am L 2012, c 58, §13] Case Notes  Cited: 37 H. 382; 46 H. 15, 19, 374 P.2d 1.
HI Rev Stat § 425-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-7 Partnership name; change of.

 §425-7 Partnership name; change of. Whenever any partnership shall change its partnership name, it shall within thirty days thereafter file in the office of the director of commerce and consumer affairs a statement showing: (1) the registered name of the partnership; and (2) the new name of the partnership. The statement shall be signed and certified as correct by any partner. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17]
HI Rev Stat § 425-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-8 Reservation of partnership name.

 §425-8 Reservation of partnership name. The exclusive right to the use of a partnership name may be reserved by any person intending to organize a domestic partnership, by any domestic partnership intending to change its name, by any foreign partnership intending to do or carry on any business in the State or to take, hold, sell, demise, or convey real estate or other property therein, by any foreign partnership authorized to do or carry on any business in the State or to take, hold, sell, demise, or convey real estate or other property therein and intending to change its name, or by any person intending to organize a foreign partnership and intending to have the partnership to do or carry on any business in the State or to take, hold, sell, demise, or convey real estate or other property therein. Reservations shall be made by filing with the director of commerce and consumer affairs an application in such form as the director may prescribe to reserve a specified partnership name, and payment to the director of a fee equivalent to that paid by a corporation for the same service. If the director finds that the name is available for partnership use, the director shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of one hundred twenty days. The right to the exclusive use of a specified partnership name so reserved may be transferred to any other person or partnership by filing in the office of the director a notice of a transfer executed by the applicant for whom the name is reserved specifying the name and address of the transferee. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 270, §3; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 288, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 425-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-9 Statement of dissolution.

  §425-9 Statement of dissolution.  Whenever a domestic general partnership is dissolved, and the business is not continued, a statement thereof showing the cause of dissolution shall be filed in the office of the director of commerce and consumer affairs within thirty days after the dissolution. The statement shall be certified by at least one partner who shall certify that the dissolution was approved by all of the partners. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 270, §4; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1999, c 284, §3; am L 2003, c 124, §49] Case Notes  Assignment of partnership interest operates as dissolution of partnership. 1 H. 121. Sale by one of the partners of that partner's interest dissolves partnership. 6 H. 162.  Agreement as to accounting on winding up partnership. 4 H. 553.
HI Rev Stat § 425-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-10 Taxes, etc., a prior lien on partnership property on dissolution.

 §425-10 Taxes, etc., a prior lien on partnership property on dissolution. Upon dissolution of a general partnership, any lawful taxes, imposts, license fees or assessments for which the partnership, or any partner in respect thereof, is liable shall constitute a prior lien upon the assets of the partnership but not as against the interest of those creditors who have prior recorded liens. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 425-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships|425. Partnerships|425-11 Record of statements.

  §425-11 Record of statements. The director shall keep books or files in which the information required by this chapter to be filed with the director shall be recorded. The books or files shall be open to public inspection. [L 1969, c 247, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; gen ch 1985; am L 2002, c 130, §83]