Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 414 > Part XI > AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

• 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.
• Articles of incorporation: include amended and restated articles of incorporation and articles of merger. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• Authorized shares: means the shares of all classes a domestic corporation is authorized to issue. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• 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.
• county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
• Deliver: includes mail. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• Department director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs, unless the context otherwise requires. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• Director: means the director of finance. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 319-1
• Director: means a member of the governing body of a district. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 180-1
• domestic corporation: means a corporation for profit, which is not a foreign corporation, incorporated under or subject to this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Individual: means a natural person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• 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.
• Proceeding: includes civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Shareholder: means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• Shares: means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3
• soil and water conservation district: means a governmental subdivision of this State, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance with this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 180-1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Voting group: means all shares of one or more classes or series that under the articles of incorporation or this chapter are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-3