(a) A director of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy the books, records, and documents of the corporation, including the records described in § 414D-301, at any reasonable time to the extent reasonably related to the performance of the director’s duties, including the director’s duties as a member of a committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation or law.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-306.5

  • 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.
  • Corporation: means a nonprofit corporation unless otherwise specified. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Member: means (without regard to what a person is called in the articles or bylaws) any person or persons having the rights and obligations of membership pursuant to a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
  • Principal office: means the office (in or out of the State) so designated in the annual report where the principal offices of a domestic or foreign corporation are located. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
(b) The circuit court of the county where the corporation’s principal office (or if none in this State, registered office) is located may order inspection and copying of the books, records, and documents demanded at the corporation’s expense, upon application of a director who has been refused such inspection or copying rights, unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to such inspection or copying rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.
(c) If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the corporation from undue burden or expense, and prohibiting the demanding director from using information obtained upon exercise of the inspection or copying rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation, and may also order the corporation to reimburse the demanding director for the director’s costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred in connection with making the application.

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