Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 420D-10

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Sustainable business corporation: means a domestic corporation, incorporated under chapter 414, that has elected to also become subject to this chapter and whose status as a sustainable business corporation has not been terminated as provided in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 420D-2

The shareholders and directors of a sustainable business corporation shall have the right to bring direct or derivative claims to enforce corporate purposes and the standards for directors as set forth in section 414-221(a) and shall have the right to bring direct or derivative claims to enforce the general or specific public benefit purposes of the sustainable business corporation and the standard of conduct for directors pursuant to section 420D-6(a)(1).