§412:3-204  Publication of notice.  (a) Once the application to organize a Hawaii financial institution is complete andhas been accepted by the commissioner, the applicant shall publish a notice atleast once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of generalcirculation in each county in this State where the proposed financialinstitution intends to establish a principal office, branch, or agency.

(b)  The notice shall be in a form prescribedby the commissioner and shall state the fact that an application has beenfiled, the names of the applicant and organizers, the location of the financialinstitution's proposed places of business, and the amount of its proposedcapital.  The notice shall also state that within fifteen days after the last publicationof the notice any person may file with the commissioner written comments on theapplication or a request for an informational and comment proceeding to presentinformation and comments to the commissioner.  Any request for an informationaland comment proceeding shall be accompanied by a brief statement of theperson's interest in the application, the matters to be discussed at theinformational and comment proceeding, and the reasons why written comments willnot suffice in lieu of an informational and comment proceeding. [L 1993, c 350,pt of §1; am L 2006, c 228, §18]