Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 412:9-500

Except as otherwise expressly authorized by this chapter or other law, a nondepository financial services loan company shall not solicit, accept, or hold deposits, investment certificates, thrift certificates, or other accounts or instruments identical or similar to a deposit account, nor shall it borrow money in the form of, or issue, promissory notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations to the public; provided that a nondepository financial services loan company may borrow funds from, and issue its notes, debentures, bonds, or other obligations to financial institutions and other institutional lenders and not more than twenty-five institution-affiliated parties at any one time.