Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 412:12-102

(a) With the prior approval of the commissioner, a Hawaii state bank may establish and operate one or more branches in a state other than Hawaii, pursuant to an interstate merger transaction in which the Hawaii state bank is the resulting bank.

(b) Not later than the date on which the required application for the interstate merger transaction is filed with the responsible federal bank supervisory agency, the applicant Hawaii state bank shall comply with and the application shall be processed in accordance with all applicable provisions of part VI, article 3, of this chapter. The interstate merger transaction may be consummated and the Hawaii state bank may establish and operate the branches outside of Hawaii only after the applicant has received the commissioner's written approval.