(a) An association may amend its articles of incorporation by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members voting thereon at any regular meeting, or at a special meeting called for the purpose, or if the association permits its members to vote on the basis of patronage, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members and of two-thirds of the patronage, voting thereon. A written or printed notice of the proposed amendment, and of the time and place of holding the meetings shall be delivered to each member, or mailed to the member’s last known address as shown by the books of the association, at least thirty days prior to any such meetings. No amendment affecting the preferential rights of any outstanding stock shall be adopted until the written consent of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding preference shares has been obtained.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 421-7

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Articles: means the articles of incorporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 421-1
  • Association: means any corporation organized under this chapter for the mutual benefit of its members, as agricultural producers, and which confines its operations to purposes authorized by this chapter and restricts the return on the stock or membership capital and the amount of its business with nonmembers to the limits placed thereon by this chapter for associations organized hereunder; provided that any fish marketing association organized pursuant to chapter 422 and in existence on May 7, 1991, shall be considered an association for purposes of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 421-1
  • Member: includes the holder of a membership in an association without capital stock or the holder of common stock in [an] association organized with capital stock. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 421-1
(b) After an amendment has been adopted, articles of amendment shall be certified and executed by the president or vice president and by the treasurer or secretary or assistant secretary, and filed as in the case of articles of incorporation, including the payment of fees.

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