(a) A corporation‘s board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws unless:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-301

  • Articles of incorporation: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(1) The articles of incorporation or this chapter reserve this power exclusively to the shareholders in whole or part; or
(2) The shareholders in amending or repealing a particular bylaw provide expressly that the board of directors may not amend or repeal that bylaw.
(b) A corporation’s shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation’s bylaws even though the bylaws may also be amended or repealed by its board of directors.

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