(a) The commissioner may order the removal of any institution-affiliated party from office or employment with a Hawaii financial institution and the prohibition of the party’s affiliation or participation in the affairs of the financial institution or any other Hawaii financial institution if the commissioner determines that all three of the following circumstances exist:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:2-306

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Federal: means belonging to, part of, or related to the government of the United States of America. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Financial institution: means a Hawaii financial institution, and unless the context indicates otherwise, a federal financial institution or foreign financial institution. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
  • Hawaii financial institution: means :

    (1) A corporation or credit union that holds a charter or license under this chapter or under prior Hawaii law, authorizing it to accept deposits, to make loans in excess of the rates permitted in chapter 478, or to engage in the business of a trust company; or

    (2) A resulting bank as defined in article 12,

    and includes a corporation or credit union existing and chartered as a Hawaii financial institution or licensed to transact business in this State on July 1, 1993. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109

  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Institution-affiliated party: means any of the following:

    (1) Any director, officer, employee or controlling shareholder of, or agent for, or other person that controls a financial institution;

    (2) Any person who has filed or is required to file an application to become a financial institution with the commissioner or an application to acquire control of a Hawaii financial institution or financial institution holding company with the commissioner;

    (3) Any shareholder, consultant, joint venture partner, and any other person as determined by the commissioner (by rule or case-by-case) who participates in the conduct of the affairs of a financial institution; or

    (4) Any independent contractor (including any attorney, appraiser, or accountant) who knowingly or recklessly participates in any of the following which caused or is likely to cause more than a minimal financial loss to, or a significant adverse effect on, the financial institution:

    (A) Any violation of law or rule,

    (B) Any breach of fiduciary duty, or

    (C) Any unsafe or unsound practice. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109

(1) The institution-affiliated party has violated this chapter or any rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, violated a cease and desist order that has become effective, engaged or participated in an unsafe or unsound practice in connection with the financial institution, or breached a fiduciary duty owed to the financial institution;
(2) By reason of such violation, practice, or breach the financial institution has suffered or will probably suffer financial loss or other damage, the interests of the financial institution’s depositors have been or may be prejudiced, or the institution-affiliated party has received financial gain or other benefit as a result of the violation, practice, or breach; and
(3) The violation, practice, or breach involves the institution-affiliated party’s personal dishonesty or demonstrates the party’s wilful or continuing disregard for the safety or soundness of the financial institution.
(b) The commissioner may also order the removal of any institution-affiliated party from office or employment with a Hawaii financial institution and the prohibition of the party’s affiliation or participation in the affairs of the financial institution or any other Hawaii financial institution if the commissioner determines that:

(1) The institution-affiliated party has been charged in any information, indictment, or complaint authorized by a United States attorney, state attorney general, or similar legal officer, with the commission of, or participation in, a crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust that is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under state or federal law; and
(2) The continued service by the institution-affiliated party may pose a threat to the interests of the financial institution’s depositors or may threaten to impair public confidence in the institution.
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