Application for certificate of authority
HRS §414D-273
in effect414D-273. Application for certificate of authority
(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this State by delivering an application to the department director for filing. The application shall set forth:
(1) The name of the foreign corporation or, if its
name is unavailable for use in this State, a corporate name that satisfies the
requirements of section 414D-276;
(2) The name of the state or country under whose law
it is incorporated;
(3) The date of incorporation;
(4) The mailing address of the corporation's
principal office and the information required by section 425R-4(a);
(5) The names and usual business addresses of its
current directors and officers; and
(6) Whether the foreign corporation has members.
(b) The foreign corporation shall deliver with
the completed application a certificate of good standing or other similar
record duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having
custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law it is
incorporated; provided that the certificate shall be dated not earlier than
sixty days prior to the filing of the application. If the certificate is in a
foreign language, a translation attested to under oath by the translator shall accompany
the certificate.
[L 2001, c 105, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 130, §62; am L 2003, c
124, §35; am L 2007, c 202, §1; am L 2008, c 54, §6; am L 2009, c 55, §23]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0414D/HRS_0414D-0273.htmFetched: 11/10/2026