HRS §414D-140
When a court can remove a corporate director
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A court can remove a director if the director acted fraudulently, abused power, or broke a legal duty, and removal helps the corporation. The court can also ban the director from the board for a time. The corporation must be told about the case, and the attorney general must get notice in some cases.
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The statute, as written — Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
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 circuit court of the county where a corporation's principal office is located may remove any director of the corporation from office in a proceeding commenced either by the corporation or its members holding at least ten per cent of the voting power of any class, or the attorney general in the case of a public benefit corporation, if the court finds that with respect to the corporation, the director's removal is in the best interest of the corporation due to: (1) The director's fraudulent or dishonest conduct; (2) The director's gross abuse of authority or discretion; or (3) A final judgment finding that the director has violated a duty set forth in sections 414D-149 and 414D-152, and that removal is in the best interest of the corporation. (b) The court that removes a director may bar the director from serving on the board for a period prescribed by the court. (c) If members or the attorney general commence a proceeding under subsection (a), the corporation shall be made a party defendant. (d) If a public benefit corporation or its members commence a proceeding under subsection (a), within ten days of its commencement, they shall give the attorney general written notice of the proceeding.
Sections this one refers to
§414D-149 Rules for how directors must do their jobs
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