(a) Service of any notice or process authorized by law issued against any limited partnership, whether domestic or foreign, by any court, judicial or administrative officer, or board, may be made in the manner provided by law upon any registered agent or general partner of the limited partnership who is found within the jurisdiction of the court, officer, or board; or if a registered agent or general partner cannot be found, upon any person who is found in charge of the property, business, or office of the limited partnership within the jurisdiction of the court, officer, or board.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-117

  • Director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
  • General partner: means :

    (1) With respect to a limited partnership, a person that:

    (A) Becomes a general partner under § 425E-401; or

    (B) Was a general partner in a limited partnership when the limited partnership became subject to this chapter under section 425E-1204(a) or (b); and

    (2) With respect to a foreign limited partnership, a person that has rights, powers, and obligations similar to those of a general partner in a limited partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Principal office: means the office where the principal executive office of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership is located, whether or not the office is located in this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 425E-102
(b) If no general partner or other person in charge of the property, business, or office of the limited partnership can be found within this State, and in case the limited partnership has not filed with the director pursuant to this chapter the name of a registered agent upon whom legal notice and process from the courts of this State may be served, or the person named is not found within this State, service may be made upon the limited partnership by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the limited partnership at its principal office. Service by registered or certified mail shall be perfected at the earliest of:

(1) The date the limited partnership receives the mail;
(2) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the limited partnership; or
(3) Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.
(c) Nothing contained herein shall limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a limited partnership in any other manner permitted by law.

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