HRS §420D-1
Socially responsible business option
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law lets a business corporation choose a special status and follow a code of conduct to operate in a socially and environmentally sustainable way. The law does not use government oversight to enforce these responsibilities. Instead, it relies on new transparency and accountability rules.
businesses
The statute, as written — Purpose and findings
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.
This chapter authorizes a designation and code of conduct for a business corporation to offer entrepreneurs and investors the option to build and invest in businesses that operate in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner. Enforcement of those responsibilities comes not from governmental oversight, but rather from new provisions on transparency and accountability included in this chapter.
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