Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 431:19-111.5

(a) A class 5 company under this article is one that is not a class 1 company, class 2 company, class 3 company, or class 4 company, and acts only as a reinsurer or excess insurer, or both. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a class 5 company authorized under this article may reinsure or provide excess insurance, or both, for the risks and lines of insurance approved by the commissioner.

(b) Notwithstanding section 431:19-107(a), reserves for risks located outside of the United States reinsured or insured by a class 5 company, upon approval of the commissioner, may be determined in accordance with the required or approved reserve standards of the country in which the ceding insurer is domiciled or the excess insurance risks are located.

(c) Notwithstanding article 6 of this chapter and section 431:19-110, where the risks reinsured or insured by a class 5 company are located outside of the United States, the class 5 company, upon approval of the commissioner, may invest its funds in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to insurers or reinsurers domiciled in the jurisdictions in which the risks are located, in proportion to the reserves held for the risks.