Welcome to the Natori Law Office LLLC! We believe in helping our clients understand the legal issues presented to us, and the options they can choose from. We not only focus on Hawaii limited liability company formation, but also Hawaii real estate law, Hawaii corporate law, Hawaii construction law, Hawaii finance law, Hawaii health care law, Hawaii lobbying and Hawaii public utilities law.

Hawaii Limited Liability Company Attorney - Lawyer

As Honolulu, Hawaii corporate lawyers, we advise our clients on Hawaii business formation (Hawaii corporations, Hawaii nonprofit corporations, Hawaii professional corporations, and Hawaii limited liability companies), business governance (Hawaii Bylaws and Hawaii Operating Agreements, shareholder disputes, elections), Hawaii Board of Directors advice, Hawaii mergers and acquisitions (Hawaii stock purchase agreement or Hawaii Asset Purchase Contract), Hawaii employment agreements and Hawaii non-compete agreements for key employees. We offer our unique perspective as M.B.A.’s who run our own business. We understand the legal risks and will tailor the best avenue that suits your stated goals and risk-tolerance.

Please visit our sister website at www.attorneyinhawaii.com to learn more about which business entity you should select, as well as other helpful information in forming a Hawaii business.

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Forming a Hawaii Limited Liability Company – The Importance of a Hawaii Operating Agreement

The Hawaii limited liability company (“LLC”) is a business entity with characteristics of both a corporation and a partnership. The Hawaii LLC allows pass-through taxation to its members like a partnership, while protecting its members with limited liability like a corporation. These characteristics have helped make the Hawaii LLC more popular than either a corporation or partnership.

If you have consulted with your accountant and want to form a Hawaii limited liability company we can help. First, we will prepare your Articles of Organization. Next, we will prepare your Hawaii Operating Agreement which is used to override default rules imposed by Hawaii’s Uniform Limited Liability Company Act and will be fixed while the Hawaii LLC exists. A Hawaii Operating Agreement generally addresses:

• the members' percentage interests in the LLC
• the members' rights and responsibilities
• the members' voting powers
• how profits and losses will be allocated
• how the LLC will be managed
• rules for holding meetings and taking votes
• opening up bank accounts


If you have three or more members, you probably need a Hawaii Operating Agreement because the default rules require unanimity in decisions such as amending the Hawaii Operating Agreement and/or Hawaii Articles of Organization or dissolving the Hawaii LLC and that could be almost impossible to achieve. Most clients choose a Hawaii Operating Agreement that allows the majority of membership interests to control.

Another issue that you may need to be concerned with is whether your Hawaii LLC is subject to federal and state securities laws if its membership interests fall within the definition of “securities”. We can help you determine whether your Hawaii LLC’s membership interests constitute “securities” by conducting an “investment contract” analysis of your particular situation. Even if your membership interests are deemed to be “securities”, we will do an analysis to see whether any of the exemptions under federal and Hawaii law apply to your situation.

Other firm’s charge approximately $1,600 or more for a Hawaii LLC’s Articles of Organization and a Hawaii Operating Agreement. However, we can save you $800 and we can meet with you so you can make informed decisions on whether you want to be a member-managed or manager-managed Hawaii limited liability company, what a registered agent implies, as well as receive other guidance from an experienced Hawaii attorney. We will prepare Hawaii Articles of Organization and a 25+ page standard boilerplate Hawaii Operating Agreement for you for $800. You pay the additional filing fee and third-party costs (such as messenger fees). In addition, because the formation of your business is generally only the first step, you will need to see a lawyer nevertheless for other documents in order to better protect yourself. Please visit our sister website at www.attorneyinhawaii.com to learn more about what other services you will need to operate your business.