HRS §432:2-104
What counts as a fraternal benefit society
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines a fraternal benefit society. It is a group that has no capital stock, works for its members and their beneficiaries, not for profit, uses a lodge system with rituals, has a representative government, and provides benefits as the law requires. Such a group is officially recognized as a fraternal benefit society.
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The statute, as written — Fraternal benefit societies
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 incorporated society, order or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under the provisions of section 432:2-704(a)(2) whether incorporated or not, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge system with ritualistic form of work, having a representative form of government, and which provides benefits in accordance with this article, is hereby declared to be a fraternal benefit society.
Sections this one refers to
§432:2-704 Which groups are exempt from insurance rules
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