(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State, shall deliver to the department director for filing an annual report that sets forth:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-472

  • Authorized shares: means the shares of all classes a domestic corporation is authorized to issue. 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.
  • Deliver: includes mail. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
  • Department director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs, unless the context otherwise requires. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
  • Foreign corporation: means a corporation for profit incorporated under a law other than the law of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
  • Principal office: means the office (in or out of this State) so designated in the annual report where the principal executive offices of a domestic or foreign corporation are located. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
  • Shares: means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
(1) The name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;
(2) The mailing address of its principal office and the information required by section 425R-4(a);
(3) The names and business addresses of its directors and officers; and
(4) A brief description of the nature of its business.

Domestic corporations shall also provide the total number of authorized shares, itemized by class and series, if any, within each class, and the total number of issued and outstanding shares, itemized by class and series, if any, within each class.

(b) The annual report shall be filed within the time periods prescribed in subsections (c) and (d).
(c) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, annual reports reflecting the period from January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, that would otherwise be required, may be voluntarily filed with the department director if the annual report complies with the requirements of this section.
(d) Effective January 1, 2003, for a domestic or foreign corporation whose date of incorporation or registration in this State falls between:

(1) January 1 and March 31, an annual report shall be filed on or before March 31 of each year and shall reflect the state of the corporation’s affairs as of January 1 of the year when filed;
(2) April 1 and June 30, an annual report shall be filed on or before June 30 of each year and shall reflect the state of the corporation’s affairs as of April 1 of the year when filed;
(3) July 1 and September 30, an annual report shall be filed on or before September 30 of each year and shall reflect the state of the corporation’s affairs as of July 1 of the year when filed; and
(4) October 1 and December 31, an annual report shall be filed on or before December 31 of each year and shall reflect the state of the corporation’s affairs as of October 1 of the year when filed;

provided that if a domestic or foreign corporation is incorporated or registered in the same year in which the annual report is due, the domestic or foreign corporation shall not be required to file an annual report for that year. Thereafter, the domestic or foreign corporation shall comply with the requirements of this section.

(e) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the department director shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the department director within thirty days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed.

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