HRS §490:8-207
Who the issuer can treat as the owner before transfer
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Before a security is officially transferred, the company that issued it can treat the registered owner as the only person with owner rights, like voting and getting notices. This section also says the registered owner stays responsible for calls or assessments on the security.
The statute, as written — Rights and duties of issuer with respect to registered owners
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) Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificated security in registered form or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of an uncertificated security, the issuer or indenture trustee may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to vote, receive notifications, and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of an owner. (b) This article does not affect the liability of the registered owner of a security for a call, assessment, or the like.
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