§414-17 - Appeal from department director's refusal to file document. - Hawaii Statutes

     [§414-17]  Appeal from department director's refusal to file document.  (a)  If the department director refuses to file a document delivered to the department director for filing, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal within thirty days after the return of the document in the circuit court.  The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the department director's explanation of the department director's refusal to file.

     (b)  The court may summarily order the department director to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.

     (c)  The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings. [L 2000, c 244, pt of §1]