HRS §414D-19
No stock, dividends, or profit-sharing; pay for work is allowed
This section says a corporation formed under this chapter cannot issue stock (except for limited-equity housing cooperatives) and cannot pay dividends or share profits with members, directors, or officers. It can pay reasonable compensation for work, give benefits that match its purpose, and make certain distributions when it dissolves, as allowed by law.
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The statute, as written — Shares of stock and dividends prohibited; compensation; distribution
A corporation under this chapter shall not authorize or issue shares of stock except for limited-equity housing cooperatives. No dividend shall be paid and no part of the income or profit of a corporation shall be distributed to its members, directors, or officers. A corporation may pay compensation in a reasonable amount to its members, directors, or officers for services rendered, may confer benefits upon its members in conformity with its purposes, and upon dissolution or final liquidation may make distributions to its members as permitted by this chapter; provided that no such payment, benefit, or distribution shall be deemed to be a dividend or a distribution of income or profit.
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