HRS §412:13-216
Applying for a Hawaii representative office license
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗To get a license for a Hawaii representative office, you must submit a written, sworn application with any required information and pay a nonrefundable fee. If you are not in Hawaii, you must also name an agent here to receive legal papers.
financial institutions
The statute, as written — Representative office; application
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) The application for a license to establish and maintain a Hawaii representative office shall be in writing under oath and shall be in a form and contain any information as the commissioner may require by rule or order. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $1,500 or a greater amount as the commissioner may establish by rule. (b) An application to establish and maintain a Hawaii representative office shall include, if applicable, a statement under oath appointing an agent in this State for receipt of service of process in accordance with section 414-437, if the license is granted.
Sections this one refers to
§414-437 Foreign companies must keep a local agent
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