HRS §412:13-215
Foreign banks need a license for a Hawaii office
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A foreign bank cannot open or keep a representative office in Hawaii unless it has a license from the state banking commissioner. However, a foreign bank that already has a federal agency or branch in Hawaii can have a representative office without that state license.
The statute, as written — Representative office of foreign banks; necessity of licensure
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) No foreign bank shall establish or maintain a Hawaii representative office unless the foreign bank is licensed by the commissioner to maintain a Hawaii representative office. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be deemed to prohibit a foreign bank which maintains a federal agency or federal branch in this State from establishing or maintaining one or more Hawaii representative offices.
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