HRS §414D-134
How directors are chosen for a nonprofit corporation
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section explains how directors are chosen. If the nonprofit has members, directors are elected at annual meetings unless the rules say otherwise. If there are no members, directors are chosen as the rules state, or by the board if no method is given.
businessescondominium associations
The statute, as written — Election, designation, and appointment of directors
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) If the corporation has members, all the directors (except the initial directors) shall be elected at the first annual meeting of members, and at each annual meeting thereafter, unless the articles or bylaws provide some other time or method of election, or provide that some of the directors are: (1) Appointed by some other person; or (2) Designated. (b) If the corporation does not have members, all the directors (except the initial directors) shall be elected, appointed, or designated as provided in the articles or bylaws. If no method of designation or appointment is set forth in the articles or bylaws, the directors (other than the initial directors) shall be elected by the board.
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