HRS §425-138
When a partnership must end and close its business
A partnership ends and its business is closed only when certain events happen. These include a partner choosing to leave, partners agreeing to end it, the partnership term ending, the business becoming illegal, or a court ordering it. The rules differ for partnerships that last for a set time versus those that can end anytime.
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The statute, as written — Events causing dissolution and winding up of partnership business
A partnership is dissolved, and its business shall be wound up, only upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (1) In a partnership at will, the partnership's having notice from a partner, other than a partner who is dissociated under section 425-130(2) to (10), of that partner's express will to withdraw as a partner, or on a later date specified by the partner; (2) In a partnership for a definite term or particular undertaking: (A) Within ninety days after a partner's dissociation by death or otherwise under section 425-130(6) to (10) or wrongful dissociation under section 425-131(b), the express will of at least half of the remaining partners to wind up the partnership business, for which purpose a partner's rightful dissociation pursuant to section 425-131(b)(2) constitutes the expression of that partner's will to wind up the partnership business; (B) The express will of all of the partners to wind up the partnership business; or (C) The expiration of the term or the completion of the undertaking; (3) An event agreed to in the partnership agreement resulting in the winding up of the partnership business; (4) An event that makes it unlawful for all or substantially all of the business of the partnership to be continued, but a cure of illegality within ninety days after notice to the partnership of the event is effective retroactively to the date of the event for purposes of this section; (5) On application by a partner, a judicial determination that: (A) The economic purpose of the partnership is likely to be unreasonably frustrated; (B) Another partner has engaged in conduct relating to the partnership business which makes it not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with that partner; or (C) It is not otherwise reasonably practicable to carry on the partnership business in conformity with the partnership agreement; or (6) On application by a transferee of a partner's transferable interest, a judicial determination that it is equitable to wind up the partnership business: (A) After the expiration of the term or completion of the undertaking, if the partnership was for a definite term or particular undertaking at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer; or (B) At any time, if the partnership was a partnership at will at the time of the transfer or entry of the charging order that gave rise to the transfer.
Sections this one refers to
§425-130 When a partner stops being a partner
§425-131 When a partner can leave and when leaving is wrongful
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