§419-4  Amendment of articles.  Subject
to the provisos set forth in this section, and subject to any lawful
restrictions upon the power to amend the articles of incorporation sole filed
under section 419-2, the incumbent of the corporation may at any time amend the
articles of incorporation by changing its name, the term of its existence, the
boundaries of the district subject to its jurisdiction, the place of its
principal office, the manner of filling any vacancy in the incumbency thereof,
its powers, or any provision of the articles for the regulation of the affairs
of the corporation (except restrictions upon the power to amend the articles),
and may, by amendment of the articles, make provision for any act or thing for
which provision is authorized in original articles of incorporation sole formed
under this chapter.



The incumbent of the corporation sole shall
subscribe and verify a certificate which shall set forth the amendment either
by stating that the articles have been amended to read as set forth in the
certificate in full or by stating that any provision or provisions of the
articles, which shall be identified by the numerical or other designation or
designations thereof in the articles or by stating the wording thereof, has or
have been amended to read as set forth in the certificate.  The certificate
shall further state that the amendment has been duly authorized by the rules,
regulations, or discipline of the church of which the incumbent is an officer;
provided that no amendment shall confer any other or greater powers or
privileges than could lawfully be conferred or obtained in the original
articles; provided further that no amendment shall become effective unless the
same is allowed by the director of commerce and consumer affairs. [L Sp 1941, c
58, pt of §1(6768); RL 1945, §8404; RL 1955, §175-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15;
am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §419-4; am L 1980, c 259, §16; am L 1982, c 204, §8;
am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 1988, c 373, §14]