Corporation Reinstatement, Revival, and Revivor Packet

HAWAII CORPORATION REINSTATEMENT, REVIVAL, AND REVIVOR PACKET

Two-year administrative route. Use for a domestic profit corporation administratively dissolved under HRS § 414-402 and applying within two years after dissolution. Excludes voluntary dissolution, foreign revocation, nonprofit and professional corporations, merger, conversion, and judicial dissolution.

1. STATUS RECORD

Attach the Business Registration Division record, director's decree or order, filing history, articles and amendments, bylaws, stock ledger, annual-report history, fee notices, and tax correspondence.

2. SECTION 414-403 REQUIREMENTS

The application must recite the corporation's name and dissolution effective date, contain all due and unfiled reports, include all delinquent fees and penalties, and include Department of Taxation writing showing that taxes were paid, a payment arrangement was entered, or unpaid liabilities are being contested in an administrative or judicial tax appeal.

☐ Filing occurs within two years after the correct dissolution effective date.

☐ Every due and unfiled annual report is attached.

☐ All delinquent fees, penalties, and other required costs are included.

☐ Current Department of Taxation certificate or writing is attached.

If the name or a substantially identical name has been registered or reserved by another qualifying entity, or registered as a trade name, trademark, or service mark, reinstatement requires registration of a new name through the chapter's amendment provisions.

☐ Name, reservation, trade-name, trademark, and service-mark conflicts checked.

☐ Name amendment prepared if the original name cannot be restored.

3. FORM X-4 CONTROL

The Business Registration Division's November 2025 Form X-4 is the current paper application located this session. It is for domestic entities and lists a $25 nonrefundable filing fee for a profit corporation. Recheck the form and amount before filing.

☐ Current form revision, fee, expedited option, delivery method, and tax-document requirements confirmed on filing day.

4. EFFECT AND GAP-PERIOD REVIEW

Under § 414-403(c), effective reinstatement relates back to the administrative-dissolution date and the corporation resumes business as if dissolution had never occurred.

Do not promise that reinstatement independently restores every license, tax election, permit, contract right, insurance policy, or foreign qualification.

5. POST-ACCEPTANCE WORK

☐ Official BREG record shows active status and the intended name.

☐ Accepted Form X-4, reports, tax writing, receipt, and current record saved.

☐ Corporate records, taxes, payroll, licenses, banks, insurance, contracts, permits, and foreign qualifications reviewed separately.

☐ New annual-report and tax calendar assigned.

Prepared by: [________________________________]

Authorized reviewer: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Hawaii Legislature — HRS § 414-403
• Hawaii DCCA — Form X-4, application for reinstatement
• Hawaii DCCA — domestic profit corporation forms

Statute and agency form verified 2026-07-29; recheck the two-year deadline, tax writing, name, form revision, and amount immediately before submission.