Process Service at Corporation Service Company, Honolulu

Process service at Corporation Service Company, 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 1600 (Pauahi Tower), Honolulu, HI 96813 (Honolulu County): papers for the entities that appoint CSC as their agent.
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If the business you are suing has appointed Corporation Service Company (CSC) to take its legal papers in Hawaii, the address to use is 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 1600, Honolulu, HI 96813. CSC's own location list places this suite in Pauahi Tower in Honolulu, the county seat of Honolulu County on Oahu. A summons and complaint against a corporation or a partnership that uses CSC is the usual delivery here.

Pricing and Turnaround

Because the suite is on Oahu, all three of the site's tiers are available. Pick one on the online order form and upload your documents there.

  • Standard Island Service costs $115, with the first attempt within 5 business days.
  • Rush Priority Service costs $165, with the first attempt within 48 hours.
  • 24-Hour Emergency costs $215, with the first attempt within 24 hours.

Standard is usually enough when no court deadline is close. When the delivery to CSC is complete, you get a signed proof of service in your inbox, ready to file.

What Can Be Served Here

Being a large agent does not make CSC a general mailbox. It receives papers only on behalf of the entities that have actually appointed it, which means the caption has to carry the defendant's precise legal name rather than a brand, a website name or the name of an affiliate.

The Hawaii rule that makes this delivery valid is HRCP Rule 4(d)(3). For a corporation, a partnership or an unincorporated association, service is made on an officer, on a managing or general agent, or on any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process. When a company has appointed CSC, that appointment is what lets papers handed to CSC reach the company. Who carries them in is set by HRCP Rule 4(c): a sheriff or deputy, someone specially appointed by the court, or any non-party who is 18 or older. Hawaii does not require the sheriff to do it.

Before You Send Papers

Start by checking that CSC is the agent the defendant currently uses in Hawaii. A company can switch agents at any time, and papers delivered for an entity that CSC does not represent will not serve that entity.

Next, compare the name on your summons with the defendant's exact legal name, down to the punctuation and the entity ending. Two companies with nearly identical names may use different agents.

If you are naming several related entities, prepare a separate summons and complaint for each one. Keep in mind that HRCP Rule 4(g) calls for proof of service to be filed promptly, and the defendant's answer is generally due 20 days after service under HRCP Rule 12(a)(1), so it helps to note the delivery date as soon as the proof arrives. For federal suits, FRCP 4(c)(2) allows any adult who is not a party to serve the summons.

Nearby Courts and Other Locations

Lawsuits against companies served at this address are often filed in the First Circuit on Oahu. Its two downtown courthouses are Kaʻahumanu Hale (First Circuit Court) at 777 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813, which is the court of general jurisdiction, and Kauikeaouli Hale (Honolulu District Court) at 1111 Alakea St, Honolulu, HI 96813. The Kapolei Judiciary Complex (Family Court, Waiʻanae District Court) is at 4675 Kapolei Pkwy, Kapolei, HI 96707.

See the Honolulu County page for Oahu-wide service, or the page for C T Corporation System on Fort Street Mall if your defendant uses CT instead.