(a) Before transacting business in this State, a foreign limited liability partnership shall register pursuant to part I of this chapter, file a statement of foreign qualification with the director, and submit a certificate of good standing or other similar record duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of limited liability partnership records in the state or country under whose law it was formed; provided that the certificate shall be dated not earlier than sixty days prior to the filing of the application. If the certificate is in a foreign language, a translation attested to under oath by the translator shall accompany the certificate.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-156

  • Business: includes every trade, occupation, and profession. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
  • Foreign limited liability partnership: means a partnership that:

    (1) Is formed under laws other than the laws of this State; and

    (2) Has the status of a limited liability partnership under those laws. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101

  • Limited liability partnership: means a partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under section 425-152 and does not have a similar statement in effect in any other jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Partnership: means an association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners a business for profit formed under § 425-109, a predecessor law, or comparable law of another jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
  • Statement: means a registration or annual statement filed under § 425-1, a statement of correction filed under section 425-1. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425-101
(b) A foreign limited liability partnership shall not be denied a statement of foreign qualification by reason of any difference between the law under which the partnership was formed and the law of this State.