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HRS §414D-221

Selling or mortgaging the corporation's property

This section lets a nonprofit corporation's board decide to sell, lease, or mortgage the corporation's property. Unless the corporation's articles say otherwise, member approval is not needed for these deals.

businesses

The statute, as written — Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets

(a) A corporation, on the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by the board of directors, may: (1) Sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of its property in the usual and regular course of its activities; or (2) Mortgage, pledge, dedicate to the repayment of indebtedness (whether with or without recourse), or otherwise encumber any or all of its property whether or not in the usual and regular course of its activities. (b) Unless the articles require it, approval of the members or any other person of a transaction described in subsection (a) is not required.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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