Hawaii Revised Statutes
415A. Professional Corporation Act
415A-2 Definitions.

§415A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
"Director" means the director of commerce and consumer affairs.
"Disqualified person" means any natural person, corporation, partnership, fiduciary, trust, association, government agency, or other entity which for any reason is or becomes ineligible under this chapter to own shares issued by a professional corporation.
"Licensing authority" means the officer, board, agency, court, or other authority in this State which has the power to issue a license or other legal authorization to render a professional service.
"Other entity" includes a domestic or foreign corporation, whether organized for profit or not, a domestic or foreign limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership.
"Professional corporation" means a domestic professional corporation for profit subject to this chapter.
"Professional service" means any service that lawfully may be rendered only by persons licensed under chapters 442, 448, 453, 455, 457, 459, 461, 463E, 465, 466, 471, and 605.
"Qualified person" means an individual who is eligible under this chapter to own shares issued by a professional corporation. [L 1985, c 259, pt of §1; am L 1987, c 135, §106 and c 300, §2; am L 1989, c 81, §1; am L 1995, c 198, §5; am L 1996, c 13, §8; am L 1997, c 48, §1; am L 1999, c 280, §8; am L 2002, c 40, §42 and c 130, §73; am L 2009, c 11, §49; am L 2021, c 32, §3]

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships

415A. Professional Corporation Act

415A-1 Title.

415A-2 Definitions.

415A-3 Purposes.

415A-4 Prohibited activities.

415A-5 General powers.

415A-6 Rendering professional services.

415A-7 Right of corporation to acquire its own shares.

415A-8 Corporate name.

415A-8.5 Administrative order of abatement for infringement of corporate name.

415A-9 Issuance and transfer of shares; share certificates.

415A-10 Death or disqualification of a shareholder.

415A-11 Responsibility for professional services.

415A-12 Professional relationships; privileged communications.

415A-13 Voting of shares.

415A-14 Directors and officers.

415A-14.5 Incorporators.

415A-14.6 Articles of incorporation.

415A-14.7 Filing of documents, effective date.

415A-14.8 Organization of corporation.

415A-15 Amendments to articles of incorporation.

415A-16 Merger and share exchange.

415A-16.5 Conversion into and from professional corporations.

415A-16.6 Articles of conversion.

415A-16.7 REPEALED.

415A-16.8 Effect of conversion.

415A-17 Termination of professional activities.

415A-18 Administrative dissolution; expiration; reinstatement.

415A-18.5 Trustees or receivers for dissolved professional corporations; appointment; powers; duties.

415A-19 to 21 REPEALED.

415A-22 Annual report.

415A-23 REPEALED.

415A-24 Interrogatories by director.

415A-25 Penalties.

415A-26 REPEALED.

415A-27 Application of business corporation act.

415A-28 Application to existing corporations.

415A-29 Reservation of power.

415A-30 Effect of repeal of prior acts.

415A-31 Effect of invalidity of part of this chapter.