§488-5  Annual exhibits; examination by commissioner.  (a)  Each plan shall file with the commissioner within sixty days after the end of its fiscal year an income statement and balance sheet compiled, reviewed, or audited by a certified public accountant.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 488-5

  • Commissioner: means the insurance commissioner of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 488-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • plan: means any arrangement by which a person as defined in § 431:1-212, or entity, not otherwise authorized to engage in the practice of law, offers to provide or arranges for the provision of legal services in exchange for any valuable consideration that is paid to the plan. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 488-1

     (b)  The powers, authorities, and duties relating to examinations vested in and imposed upon the commissioner under chapter 431 apply with respect to examinations of plans subject to this section; provided that no examination shall attempt to obtain or inspect written or oral information or documents in violation of the rules for client-lawyer confidentiality as contained in the Hawaii rules of professional conduct adopted by the supreme court.