§428-205  Signing of records.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record to be filed by or on behalf of a limited liability company in the office of the director shall be certified and signed by a:

     (1)  Manager of a manager-managed company or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, a person who is authorized or required to sign a record under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization;

     (2)  Member of a member-managed company or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, a person who is authorized or required to sign a record under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization;

     (3)  Person organizing the company, if the company has not been formed; or

     (4)  Fiduciary, if the company is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary.

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-205

  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Director: means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-101
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreign limited liability company: means an unincorporated entity organized under laws other than the laws of this State which afford limited liability to its owners comparable to the liability under § 428-303 and is not required to obtain a certificate of authority to transact business under any law of this State other than this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-101
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Limited liability company: means a limited liability company organized under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-101
  • Manager: means a person, whether or not a member of a manager-managed limited liability company, who is vested with authority under § 428-301(b). See Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-101
  • Person: includes any individual or entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-101
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-101
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with the present intention to authenticate a record. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-101
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

     (b)  The signer of a record to be filed under subsection (a) may do so as an attorney-in-fact by stating beneath or opposite the signature the name of the person for whom the signer is the attorney-in-fact.  The power of attorney need not be filed with the record.