{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-429-6","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 429-6","heading":"Liability in contract and tort.","body":"(a) A nonprofit association shall be a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties, and liabilities in contract and tort.\n\n(b) A person shall not be liable for a breach of a nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n\n(c) A person shall not be liable for a tortious act or omission for which a nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n\n(d) A tortious act or omission of a member or other person for which a nonprofit association is liable shall not be imputed to a person merely because the person is a member of the nonprofit association, is authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association, or is a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.\n\n(e) A member of, or a person considered to be a member by, a nonprofit association may assert a claim against the nonprofit association. A nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member or a person considered to be a member by the nonprofit association.","path":["HI Code","Division 2","Title 23A","Chapter 429"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0429/HRS_0429-0006.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"fcaded24ffbcae22b6440ab9dc4bdd3407807ab706cc8811b4b05a8714918355","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-429-5","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-429-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}