Hawaii § 414-402 - Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution and effect of expiration.

§ 414-402. Procedure for and effect of administrative dissolution and effect of expiration.

(a) If the department director determines that one or more grounds exist under section 414-401 for dissolving a corporation, the department director shall give written notice of the department director's determination by mailing the notice to the corporation at its last known address appearing in the records of the department director. (b) If the corporation does not correct each ground for dissolution or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the department director that each ground determined by the department director does not exist within sixty days after the date of mailing of the department director's written notice, the department director shall administratively dissolve the corporation by signing a decree of dissolution that recites any grounds for dissolution and its effective date. The decree shall be filed in the department director's office. (c) A corporation administratively dissolved continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs under section 414-385 and notify claimants under sections 414-386 and 414-387. (d) The administrative dissolution of a corporation does not terminate the authority of its registered agent. (e) If a corporation's period of duration specified in its articles of incorporation has expired, the corporation continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs under section 414-385 and notify claimants under sections 414-386 and 414-387. (f) The corporation, at any time within two years of the expiration of its period of duration, may amend its articles of incorporation to extend its period of duration, and upon the amendment, the corporation may resume carrying on its business as if the expiration had never occurred; provided that if the name of the corporation, or a name substantially identical is registered or reserved by another entity, or if that name or a name substantially identical is registered as a trade name, trademark, or service mark, the extension of its period of duration shall be allowed only upon the registration of a new name by the corporation pursuant to the amendment provisions of this chapter. [L 2000, c 244, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 130, §29; am L 2003, c 124, §9; am L 2006, c 184, §7; am L 2008, c 54, §2; am L 2009, c 23, §1] Previous Vol08_Ch0401-0429 Next