{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-414d-140","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 414D-140","heading":"Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.","body":"(a) The circuit court of the county where a corporation's principal office is located may remove any director of the corporation from office in a proceeding commenced either by the corporation or its members holding at least ten per cent of the voting power of any class, or the attorney general in the case of a public benefit corporation, if the court finds that with respect to the corporation, the director's removal is in the best interest of the corporation due to:\n\n(1) The director's fraudulent or dishonest conduct;\n\n(2) The director's gross abuse of authority or discretion; or\n\n(3) A final judgment finding that the director has violated a duty set forth in sections 414D-149 and 414D-152, and that removal is in the best interest of the corporation.\n\n(b) The court that removes a director may bar the director from serving on the board for a period prescribed by the court.\n\n(c) If members or the attorney general commence a proceeding under subsection (a), the corporation shall be made a party defendant.\n\n(d) If a public benefit corporation or its members commence a proceeding under subsection (a), within ten days of its commencement, they shall give the attorney general written notice of the proceeding.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 23","Chapter 414D"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0414D/HRS_0414D-0140.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"d4f9e0e6cb11e4da7d81f4cf9d77a1a5cfb9f56b94b0b61a5af5431be532aaef","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-414d-14","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-414d-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}