If the status of any licensee changes during the period for which the license is issued because of:

(1) Changes in officers, directors, or limited partners of the licensee or termination of the employment of any licensed salesperson;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-27

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Auction: means any person engaged in the business of selling only motor vehicles by means of bidding at a public or private sale, but excludes an auctioneer and any person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) in the definition of ["dealer"], or any person auctioning motor vehicles incidental to an auction of other assets, when the auctioneer or person acts in the respective capacity described in this section. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
  • Board: means the motor vehicle industry licensing board created by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
  • Dealer: includes "auction" as defined in this section or any person or entity not expressly excluded by this chapter who sells three or more vehicles within a calendar year, or who is engaged in the business of selling, soliciting, offering, or attempting to negotiate sales, purchases, or exchanges of motor vehicles or any interest therein, including options to purchase motor vehicles. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
  • Salesperson: means any person who for gain or compensation of any kind, directly or indirectly, by any form of agreement or arrangement, sells, solicits, offers for sale, exchanges, or otherwise deals in, motor vehicles or any interest therein on behalf of any motor vehicle dealer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
(2) The transfer of more than ten per cent of the ownership of the licensee to one person;
(3) The termination of a licensed premises by a dealer or auction or the acquiring or termination of a franchise; or
(4) The assignment of any part of the licensee’s assets for the benefit of creditors;

the licensee shall within fifteen days thereafter file with the board notice of such change containing such information as may be required by the board; provided that nothing contained in this section shall limit the power of the board to suspend, revoke, or deny the renewal of such license or impose any other penalty authorized by this chapter. A manufacturer or distributor shall give written notice to the board pursuant to § 437-58, of its intent to terminate, discontinue, cancel, or fail to renew a franchise agreement.