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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Venue for a proceeding by the attorney general to dissolve a corporation shall be in the circuit court for the first circuit. Venue for a proceeding brought by any other party named in section 414D-252 shall be in the county where a corporation's principal office (or, if none in this State, its registered office) is or was last located.
(b) Directors or members shall not be deemed necessary parties to a proceeding to dissolve a corporation unless relief is sought against them individually.
(c) A court in a proceeding brought to dissolve a corporation may issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian pendente lite with all powers and duties the court directs, take other action required to preserve the corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the activities of the corporation until a full hearing can be held.
(d) A person other than the attorney general who brings an involuntary dissolution proceeding for a public benefit corporation, within ten days of its commencement, shall give written notice of the proceeding to the attorney general.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 414D-253 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-2-business/hi-rev-st-sect-414d-253/
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