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HRS §449-20.5

Closing a branch office: notice and license return

An escrow depository must tell the commissioner at least 30 days before closing any branch office. The notice must include the closing date, reasons, and proof the board approved it. After closing, the depository must return the branch office license.

The statute, as written — Closing branch office

(a) An escrow depository shall give the commissioner notice of its intent to close any branch office at least thirty days prior to the closing. The notice shall: (1) State the intended date of closing; (2) Specify the reasons for the closing; and (3) Contain a certification by the secretary or other authorized officer of the escrow depository that the decision to close was duly approved by its board of directors. (b) After closing a branch office, the escrow depository shall promptly thereafter surrender to the commissioner the branch office license for that location.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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