(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) and section [ 485A-501(a)(7) ], a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter may require the filing of a prospectus, pamphlet, circular, form letter, advertisement, sales literature, or other advertising record relating to a security or investment advice, addressed or intended for distribution to prospective investors, including clients or prospective clients of a person registered or required to be registered as an investment adviser under this chapter.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-504

  • Federal covered investment adviser: means a person registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Federal covered security: means a security that is, or upon completion of a transaction will be, a covered security under section 18(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Filing: means the receipt of a record required under this chapter by the commissioner or a designee of the commissioner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Investment adviser: means a person that, for compensation, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities or that, for compensation and as a part of a regular business, issues or promulgates analyses or reports concerning securities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
  • Security: means a note; stock; treasury stock; security future; bond; debenture; evidence of indebtedness; certificate of interest or participation in a profit-sharing agreement; collateral trust certificate; preorganization certificate or subscription; transferable share; investment contract; variable annuity contract; voting trust certificate; certificate of deposit for a security; fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights; put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on a security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities, including an interest therein or based on the value thereof; put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency; in general, an interest or instrument commonly known as a "security"; or a certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 485A-102
(b) This section shall not apply to sales and advertising literature specified in subsection (a) that relate to a federal covered security, a federal covered investment adviser, or a security or transaction exempted by § 485A-201, 485A-202, or 485A-203, except as required pursuant to section 485A-201(7).