To develop and encourage the practice of the highest standards of professional competence and ethical conduct by attorneys in the State of Hawaii practicing business and commercial law in the State;
To aid and assist the Section’s members in the performance of their legal duties;
To provide a forum for the exchange of professional experiences and ideas through discussion, seminars, study, and publication;
To consider all matters of legal interest relating to business and commerce;
To engage in educational and related activities;
To sponsor, encourage, and promote scholarship in the business and commercial law fields;
To collect, analyze, and disseminate information as to legislation, governmental agency and judicial decisions concerning business and commerce;
To initiate, sponsor, and promote within the Hawaii State Bar Association legislation and uniform laws and regulations, and standards of conduct and competence, when necessary and appropriate or in the public interest;
To promote good fellowship among the members of the Section;
To serve as a spokesperson for the Hawaii State Bar Association, subject to appropriate authorization;
To take such action necessary and proper to accomplish the purposes of the Section as expressed in these Bylaws and in the Articles and Bylaws of the Hawaii State Bar Association.
To create and oversee standing committee on various subject matter areas deemed appropriate.