Hawaii Revised Statutes
425E. Uniform Limited Partnership Act
425E-509 Liability for improper distributions.

§425E-509 Liability for improper distributions. (a) A general partner that consents to a distribution made in violation of section 425E-508 shall be personally liable to the limited partnership for the amount of the distribution which exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without the violation if it is established that in consenting to the distribution the general partner failed to comply with section 425E-408.
(b) A partner or transferee that received a distribution knowing that the distribution to that partner or transferee was made in violation of section 425E-508 shall be personally liable to the limited partnership but only to the extent that the distribution received by the partner or transferee exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under section 425E-508.
(c) A general partner against which an action is commenced under subsection (a) may:
(1) Implead in the action any other person that is liable under subsection (a) and compel contribution from the person; and
(2) Implead in the action any person that received a distribution in violation of subsection (b) and compel contribution from the person in the amount the person received in violation of subsection (b).
(d) An action under this section is barred if it is not commenced within two years after the distribution. [L 2003, c 210, pt of §1]

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 23. Corporations and Partnerships

425E. Uniform Limited Partnership Act

425E-101 Short title.

425E-102 Definitions.

425E-103 Knowledge and notice.

425E-104 Nature, purpose, and duration of entity.

425E-105 Powers.

425E-106 Governing law.

425E-107 Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest.

425E-108 Name.

425E-108.5 Administrative order of abatement for infringement of limited partnership name. (a) Any domestic limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership in good standing or foreign limited partnership or limited liability limited part...

425E-109 Reserved name.

425E-110 Effect of partnership agreement; nonwaivable provisions.

425E-111 Required information.

425E-112 Business transactions between a partner and the partnership.

425E-113 Dual capacity.

425E-114 Registered agent.

425E-115 Designation or change of registered agent.

425E-116 Resignation of registered agent.

425E-117 Service on the partnership.

425E-118 Consent and proxies of partners.

425E-201 Certificate of limited partnership.

425E-202 Amendment or restatement of certificate.

425E-203 Statement of termination.

425E-204 Execution of records.

425E-205 Signing and filing pursuant to judicial order.

425E-206 Filing in the office of the director; effective time and date.

425E-206.5 Filing requirements; filing duty of the director.

425E-207 Correcting a filed document.

425E-208 Liability for false information in a filed record.

425E-209 Certificates and certified copies to be received in evidence.

425E-210 Annual statement.

425E-211 Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates.

425E-301 Limited partner.

425E-302 No right or power as limited partner to bind limited partnership.

425E-303 Liability as a limited partner.

425E-304 Right of limited partner and former limited partner to information.

425E-305 Limited duties of limited partners.

425E-306 Person erroneously believing self to be a limited partner.

425E-401 General partner.

425E-402 General partner is an agent of the limited partnership.

425E-403 Limited partnership liable for general partner's actionable conduct.

425E-404 General partner's liability.

425E-405 Actions by and against partnership and partners.

425E-406 Management rights of general partners.

425E-407 Right of general partner and former general partner to information.

425E-408 General standards of a general partner's conduct.

425E-501 Form of contribution.

425E-502 Liability for contribution.

425E-503 Sharing of distributions.

425E-504 Interim distributions.

425E-505 No distribution on account of dissociation.

425E-506 Distribution in kind.

425E-507 Right to distribution.

425E-508 Limitations on distribution.

425E-509 Liability for improper distributions.

425E-601 Dissociation as a limited partner.

425E-602 Effect of dissociation as a limited partner.

425E-603 Dissociation as a general partner.

425E-604 Person's power to dissociate as a general partner; wrongful dissociation.

425E-605 Effect of dissociation as a general partner.

425E-606 Power to bind, and liability to, limited partnership before dissolution of partnership of a person dissociated as general partner.

425E-607 Liability to other persons of person dissociated as a general partner.

425E-701 Partner's transferable interest.

425E-702 Transfer of partner's transferable interest.

425E-703 Rights of creditors of partners or transferees.

425E-704 Power of estate of deceased partner.

425E-801 Nonjudicial dissolution.

425E-802 Judicial dissolution.

425E-803 Winding up.

425E-804 Power of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to bind partnership after dissolution.

425E-805 Liability after dissolution of general partner and person dissociated as general partner to limited partnership, other general partners, and persons dissociated as general partners.

425E-806 Known claims against dissolved limited partnership.

425E-807 Other claims against dissolved limited partnership.

425E-808 Liability of general partner and person dissociated as general partner when claim against limited partnership barred.

425E-809 Administrative cancellation.

425E-810 Reinstatement following administrative cancellation.

425E-811 Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

425E-812 Disposition of assets; when contributions required.

425E-901 Governing law.

425E-902 Application for certificate of authority.

425E-903 Activities not constituting transacting business.

425E-904 Issuance of certificate of authority.

425E-905 Name.

425E-906 Cancellation of

425E-907 Certificate of withdrawal; effect of failure to have certificate.

425E-908 Changes

425E-1001 Direct action by a partner.

425E-1002 Derivative action.

425E-1003 Proper plaintiff.

425E-1004 Pleading.

425E-1005 Proceeds and expenses.

425E-1101 Definitions.

425E-1102 Conversion into or from limited partnerships.

425E-1103 Articles of conversion.

425E-1104 Effective date of the conversion.

425E-1105 Effect of conversion.

425E-1106 Merger.

425E-1107 Articles of merger.

425E-1108 Effective date of the merger.

425E-1109 Effect of merger.

425E-1110 Restrictions on approval of conversions and mergers and on relinquishing limited liability limited partnership status.

425E-1111 Liability of general partners after conversion or merger.

425E-1112 Power of general partners and persons dissociated as general partners to bind organization after conversion or merger.

425E-1113 Article not exclusive.

425E-1114 Foreign mergers.

425E-1201 Uniformity of application and construction.

425E-1202 Severability clause.

425E-1203 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

425E-1204 Application to existing relationships.

425E-1205 Savings clause.

425E-1206 Personal liability and penalty.