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HRS §428-205

Who must sign and certify LLC records

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says who must sign and certify records filed for a limited liability company with the director. It also allows someone to sign as an attorney-in-fact for another person, without filing the power of attorney.

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The statute, as written — Signing of records

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) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record to be filed by or on behalf of a limited liability company in the office of the director shall be certified and signed by a: (1) Manager of a manager-managed company or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, a person who is authorized or required to sign a record under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (2) Member of a member-managed company or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, a person who is authorized or required to sign a record under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (3) Person organizing the company, if the company has not been formed; or (4) Fiduciary, if the company is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary. (b) The signer of a record to be filed under subsection (a) may do so as an attorney-in-fact by stating beneath or opposite the signature the name of the person for whom the signer is the attorney-in-fact. The power of attorney need not be filed with the record.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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