HRS §432:1-201
Mutual benefit societies can get a charter
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A mutual benefit society can become a corporation by getting a charter, even if the general corporation law would not allow it for that purpose. Once chartered, the society must follow all the rules in this article.
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The statute, as written — Incorporation by charter
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.
Any mutual benefit society may be or become incorporated by charter, notwithstanding any limitations under the corporation law as to the purposes for which charters may be granted. Any society so chartered as a corporation shall be subject in all respects to this article.
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