(a) Any receiver appointed in a proceeding under this article may, at any time apply for and the circuit court of the first circuit may grant, under the relevant provisions of the Hawaii Rules of Civil Procedure, any injunctions, any restraining orders, and other orders as may be deemed necessary and proper to prevent:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-105

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Insurer: means any person who has done, purports to do, is doing or is licensed to do an insurance business, and is or has been subject to the authority of, or to liquidation, rehabilitation, reorganization, supervision, or conservation by any insurance commissioner. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-103
  • Receiver: means receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator as the context requires. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-103
  • State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States and the Panama Canal Zone. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-103
  • Transfer: means every method, direct or indirect, of disposing of property, of an interest in property, of the possession of property, of fixing a lien upon property, or upon an interest in property, absolutely or conditionally, voluntarily or involuntarily, by or without judicial proceedings. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 431:15-103
(1) The transaction of further business;
(2) The transfer of property;
(3) Interference with the receiver or with a proceeding under this article;
(4) Waste of the insurer‘s assets;
(5) Dissipation and transfer of bank accounts;
(6) The institution or further prosecution of any actions or proceedings;
(7) The obtaining of preferences, judgments, attachments, garnishments, or liens against the insurer, its assets or its policyholders;
(8) The levying of execution against the insurer;
(9) The making of any sale or deed for nonpayment of taxes or assessments that would lessen the value of the assets of the insurer;
(10) The withholding from the receiver of books, accounts, documents, or other records relating to the business of the insurer; or
(11) Any other threatened or contemplated action that might lessen the value of the insurer’s assets or prejudice the rights of policyholders, creditors, or shareholders, or the administration of any proceeding under this article.
(b) The receiver may apply to any court outside of this State for the relief described in subsection (a).

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