HRS §490:8-209
When an issuer's lien on a stock certificate is valid
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that if a company (the issuer) has a lien on its own stock certificate, that lien only works against a buyer if the company clearly notes the lien on the certificate itself. Without that note, the buyer is not bound by the lien.
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The statute, as written — Issuer's lien
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 lien in favor of an issuer upon a certificated security is valid against a purchaser only if the right of the issuer to the lien is noted conspicuously on the security certificate.
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