(a) Whenever the attorney general finds that a charitable organization has violated section 467B-2.1, the attorney general may issue, in addition to the remedies prescribed by section 467B-9.7(b), a cease and desist order to the charitable organization.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-17

  • Charitable organization: means :

    (1) Any person determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or

    (2) Any person who is or holds itself out to be established for any benevolent, educational, philanthropic, humane, scientific, patriotic, social welfare or advocacy, public health, environmental conservation, civic, or other eleemosynary purpose, or any person who in any manner employs a charitable appeal as the basis of any solicitation or an appeal that has a tendency to suggest there is a charitable purpose to the solicitation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-1

  • Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, trust, foundation, and any other entity, however styled. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 467B-1
(b) Any person aggrieved by an action of the attorney general under this section may request an administrative hearing to review that action in accordance with chapter 91 and rules adopted by the attorney general. Any request for hearing shall be made within ten days after the attorney general has served the person with notice of the action; provided that notice shall be deemed effective upon mailing.

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