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HRS §414-359

What a shareholder can do if they disagree with the payment offer

If a shareholder thinks the corporation paid or offered too little for their shares, or the interest is wrong, they can write to the corporation with their own value and demand payment. They must do this within a set time after the offer. If the corporation delays payment or doesn't return shares, the shareholder can also demand payment.

The statute, as written — Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer

(a) A dissenter may notify the corporation in writing of the dissenter's own estimate of the fair value of the dissenter's shares and amount of interest due, and demand payment of the dissenter's estimate (less any payment under section 414-356), or reject the corporation's offer under section 414-358 and demand payment of the fair value of the dissenter's shares and interest due, if: (1) The dissenter believes that the amount paid under section 414-356 or offered under section 414-358 is less than the fair value of the dissenter's shares or that the interest due is incorrectly calculated; (2) The corporation fails to make payment under section 414-356 within sixty days after the date set for demanding payment; or (3) The corporation, having failed to take the proposed action, does not return the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares within sixty days after the date set for demanding payment. (b) A dissenter waives the dissenter's right to demand payment under this section unless the dissenter notifies the corporation of the dissenter's demand in writing under subsection (a) within thirty days after the corporation made or offered payment for the dissenter's shares.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§414-356 When and how the corporation must pay a dissenting shareholder

§414-358 After-acquired shares

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