(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the State, shall deliver to the department director an annual report on a form prescribed and furnished by the department director that sets forth:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-308

  • 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
  • Deliver: includes mail. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
  • Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs, unless the context otherwise requires. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
  • Department director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs, unless the context otherwise requires. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
  • Directors: means individuals, designated in the articles or bylaws or elected by the incorporators, and their successors and individuals elected or appointed by any other name or title, to act as members of the board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
  • Foreign corporation: means a corporation organized under a law other than the law of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414D-14
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
(1) The name of the corporation and the jurisdiction 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 addresses of its directors and officers; and
(4) A brief description of the nature of its activities.
(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 shall be deemed to have been timely filed.

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