(a) A nonprofit association may file in the office of the registrar of the land court or in the bureau of conveyances a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 429-10

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Nonprofit association: means an unincorporated organization, other than one created by a trust, consisting of two or more members joined by mutual consent for a common, nonprofit purpose. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 429-1
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 429-1
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
(b) A statement appointing an agent shall set forth:

(1) The name of the nonprofit association;
(2) The federal tax identification number, if any, of the nonprofit association;
(3) The address in this State, including the street address, if any, of the nonprofit association or, if the nonprofit association does not have an address in this State, its address out-of-state; and
(4) The name of the person in this State authorized to receive service of process and the person’s address, including the street address, in this State.
(c) A statement appointing an agent shall be signed and acknowledged by a person authorized to manage the affairs of a nonprofit association. The statement shall also be signed and acknowledged by the person to be appointed agent, who thereby accepts the appointment. The appointed agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the registrar of the land court or in the bureau of conveyances and giving notice to the nonprofit association.
(d) A filing officer may collect a fee for filing a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process, an amendment, a cancellation, or a resignation in the amount charged for filing similar documents.
(e) An amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process shall meet the requirements for execution of an original statement.

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