FORM DNP-INFO 
                                                                                                           3/2023 
                                                        
                                                   State of Hawaii 
                        Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs 
                                      Business Registration Division 
                        335 Merchant Street, Room 201, Honolulu, HI 96813 
                        Mailing Address: P.O. Box 40, Honolulu, HI 96810 
                                      Phone: (808) 586-2727 
                                      Email: breg@dcca.hawaii.gov 
                                      Fax: (808) 586-2733 
                                   Website: BusinessRegistrations.com 
 
               INFORMATION FOR DOMESTIC NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS 
                        Chapter 414D, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) 
 
Books and Records 
Each corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the 
proceedings of its members, board of directors, and any committee having any of the authority of the board of 
directors.  Each corporation shall keep at its principal office in this State, a record of the names and addresses 
of its members entitled to vote.  All books and records of a corporation may be inspected by any member or 
member's agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.  Refer to Section  414D-301, HRS, 
for more information.   
 
Registered Office/Registered Agent Change 
Each domestic corporation shall have and continuously maintain in this State a registered agent who has a 
business address in this State.  The registered agent shall be either an individual residing in this State or a 
domestic or foreign entity authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in this State. Refer to Section  
414D-71, HRS, for more information.   
 
A domestic corporation may change its registered agent by delivering to the department director for filing a 
statement of change setting forth the particulars required by this section.  Refer to Section 414D-72, HRS, for 
more information.   
 
Any registered agent in this State appointed by a domestic corporation may change its registered agent’s name, 
business address, or its type or jurisdiction of organization by signing and delivering to the department director 
for filing a statement of change. Refer to Section 414D-72, HRS, for more information.  
 
Any registered agent in this State appointed by a domestic corporation may resign as the registered agent by 
signing and delivering a statement of resignation to the department director for filing.  The registered agent shall 
promptly furnish the represented entity notice in a record of the date on which a statement of resignation was 
filed.  The statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the thirty-first day after the day on which it is 
filed or the appointment of a new registered agent for the represented entity. 
Refer to Section 414D-73, HRS, for more information.   
 
Online change forms are available, https://hbe.ehawaii.gov/BizEx/manage.eb 
 
Bylaws 
The initial bylaws shall be adopted by the incorporators or the board of directors.  The bylaws may contain any 
provision for managing the corporation’s affairs that is not inconsistent with the laws or the Articles of 
Incorporation. 
 
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Public Benefit Corporations 
Public benefit corporations must give the attorney general written notice that it intends to dissolve before the 
filing of the articles of dissolution.  The plan of dissolution must accompany the written notice. 
 
"Public benefit corporation" means any corporation designated by statute as a public benefit corporation, or any 
corporation that is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, or that is organized for public or charitable purposes and upon dissolution must distribute its assets 
to a public benefit corporation, the United States, a state, or a person recognized as exempt under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Refer to Section 414D-14, HRS, for more 
information. 
 
 "§414D-233 Notice to the attorney general of intention to dissolve. (a) A public benefit corporation shall 
give the attorney general written notice that it intends to dissolve before the time it delivers the articles of 
dissolution to the department director. The notice shall include a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution. 
 (b) No assets shall be transferred or conveyed by a public benefit corporation as part of the dissolution 
process until twenty days after it has given the written notice required by subsection (a) to the attorney general 
or until the attorney general has consented in writing to the dissolution or indicated in writing that the attorney 
general will take no action in respect to, the transfer or conveyance, whichever is earlier. 
 (c) When all or substantially all of the assets of a public benefit corporation have been transferred or 
conveyed following approval of dissolution, the board shall deliver to the attorney general a list showing those 
(other than creditors) to whom the assets were transferred or conveyed. The list shall indicate the addresses of 
each person (other than creditors) who received assets and indicate what assets each received.” 
 
Annual Report 
The due date of the annual report or annual statement is dependent on the registration date. 
 
For a domestic or foreign corporation whose date of incorporation or registration in this State falls between:  
   (1)  January 1 and March 31, an annual report shall be filed on or before March 31 of each year and 
             shall reflect the state of the entity’s affairs as of January 1 of the year when filed; 
   (2)  April 1 and June 30, an annual report shall be filed on or before June 30 of each year and shall 
             reflect the state of the entity’s affairs as of April 1 of the year when filed; 
   (3)  July 1 and September 30, an annual report shall be filed on or before September 30 of each year 
             and shall reflect the state of the entity’s affairs as of July 1 of the year when filed; and 
   (4)  October 1 and December 31, an annual report shall be filed on or before December 31 of each 
             year and shall reflect the state of the entity’s affairs as of October 1 of the year when filed; 
provided that if a domestic or foreign corporation is incorporated or registered in the same year in which the 
annual report is due, the domestic or foreign corporation shall not be required to file an annual report for that year.  
Thereafter, the domestic or foreign corporation shall comply with the requirements of Section 414D-308, HRS. 
 
If you would like to receive reminders about filing your Annual Business Report, the Division offers the following: 
 • Annual business reports filed online can receive free email reminders the following year. 
 • Anyone can sign up for email reminders through the “MyBusiness Notifications” page on Hawaii 
   Business Express. There is a $2.50 fee per year per business to subscribe. 
 • Initial business filings filed online through Hawaii Business Express can receive free email reminders 
   when the annual report is due the following year. 
To check on the status of a business entity, enter the business name in our Business Name Search, then click 
on “Search.”  The filing quarters are as follows: First quarter is January – March; Second quarter is April – June; 
Third quarter is July – September; Fourth quarter is October – December. 
 
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Filing Fees 
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Annual Report: $5.00 
Online filing fee for Domestic Nonprofit Corporation Annual Report: $2.50 
If you are delinquent in filing your Hawaii annual report(s), you can submit your filing online and a $10.00 late 
fee will be assessed per year delinquent.   
 
If the annual report is not filed for a period of two years, the corporation may be dissolved involuntarily by the 
director pursuant to Section 414D-248, HRS. 
 
For any questions, call (808) 586-2727 or email breg@dcca.hawaii.gov 
 
NOTICE:  THIS MATERIAL CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.  PLEASE CALL 
THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION DIVISION SECRETARY AT (808) 586-2744 TO SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST. 
 
ALL BUSINESS REGISTRATION FILINGS ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.  (SECTION 92F-11, HRS) 
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