Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 659-9

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.

Where the legislature has granted to a corporation the right to determine the validity of the elections of its members or officers, a writ shall not be issued for the purpose of inquiring into that fact.