HRS §414-41
What a corporation can be formed to do
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A corporation formed under this law can do any legal business unless its articles say it is limited. If the business is regulated by another Hawaii law, the corporation can only form if that other law allows it and follows its rules.
businesses
The statute, as written — Purposes
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) Every corporation incorporated under this chapter has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the articles of incorporation. (b) A corporation engaging in a business that is subject to regulation under another statute of this State may incorporate under this chapter only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute.
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