§231-31  Nonresidents engaged in business,etc., service of process on, designation of agent for service of process. Every nonresident individual who, jointly, severally, or jointly and severally,is subject to a tax upon the gross or net income from, or sales of, anoccupation, trade, or business carried on in the State, in whole or in part, orupon the carrying on of such occupation, trade, or business, or upon the use orkeeping for use of property therein, shall file with the department of taxationin the district in which the occupation, trade, or business is carried on, thename and address of a person residing within the State upon whom process may beserved, and in default of such designation, and if the nonresident individualcannot be found in the State, service of process in any action for thecollection of the taxes may be made on any manager, superintendent, or otherperson in charge, employed in the carrying on of the occupation, trade, orbusiness, with like effect as if the person so served had been designated bythe nonresident as the nonresident's agent for such purpose; provided thatnothing therein shall preclude the service of process in any other mannerprovided by law. [L 1953, c 67, §2; RL 1955, §115-36; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1,§16; am L 1967, c 37, §1; HRS §231-31; gen ch 1985]

 

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  Service, see HRCP rule 4(d)(1).