(a) A conversion or merger under this article does not discharge any liability under sections partner‘s liability” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>425E-404 and person dissociated as a general partner” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2019″ statecd=”HI”>425E-607 of a person that was a general partner in or dissociated as a general partner from a converting or constituent limited partnership; provided that:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-1111

  • Constituent limited partnership: means a constituent organization that is a limited partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-1101
  • General partner: means a general partner of a limited partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-1101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partner: means a limited partner or general partner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
  • 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.
  • Person: includes any individual or entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
  • Person dissociated as a general partner: means a person dissociated as a general partner of a limited partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
  • right of contribution: means any benefit provided by a person to a limited partnership in order to become a partner or in the person's capacity as a partner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
(1) The provisions of this chapter pertaining to the collection or discharge of the liability continue to apply to the liability;
(2) For the purposes of applying those provisions, the converted or surviving organization is deemed to be the converting or constituent limited partnership; and
(3) If a person is required to pay any amount under this subsection:

(A) The person shall have a right of contribution from each other person that was liable as a general partner under section 425E-404 when the obligation was incurred and has not been released from the obligation under § 425E-607; and
(B) The contribution due from each of those persons is in proportion to the right to receive distributions in the capacity of general partner in effect for each of those persons when the obligation was incurred.
(b) In addition to any other liability provided by law:

(1) A person that immediately before a conversion or merger became effective, was a general partner in a converting or constituent limited partnership that was not a limited liability limited partnership shall be personally liable for each obligation of the converted or surviving organization arising from a transaction with a third party after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if, at the time the third party enters into the transaction, the third party:

(A) Does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and
(B) Reasonably believes that:

(i) The converted or surviving business is the converting or constituent limited partnership;
(ii) The converting or constituent limited partnership is not a limited liability limited partnership; and
(iii) The person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership; and
(2) A person that was dissociated as a general partner from a converting or constituent limited partnership before the conversion or merger became effective shall be personally liable for each obligation of the converted or surviving organization arising from a transaction with a third party after the conversion or merger becomes effective, if:

(A) Immediately before the conversion or merger became effective the converting or surviving limited partnership was not a limited liability limited partnership; and
(B) At the time the third party enters into the transaction less than two years have passed since the person dissociated as a general partner and the third party:

(i) Does not have notice of the dissociation;
(ii) Does not have notice of the conversion or merger; and
(iii) Reasonably believes that the converted or surviving organization is the converting or constituent limited partnership, the converting or constituent limited partnership is not a limited liability limited partnership, and the person is a general partner in the converting or constituent limited partnership.
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