Hawaii Foreign Registration/Costs
What a Hawaii foreign LLC registration costs
Hawaii charges a foreign LLC $51 to register: the $50 application fee for Form FLLC-1 plus a $1 State Archives fee. After that the LLC pays $12.50 when it files its annual report online, starting the year after registration. Over five years the state's charges add up to $101. We add $199 for preparing and filing the application.
Hawaii charges for a foreign LLC
| Item | Form or filing | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Application for certificate of authority | Form FLLC-1 | $50 |
| State Archives preservation fee | Added to certain permanent filings | $1 |
| Expedited review, where offered | Added to the filing fee | $25 |
| One certified copy of the filing | Optional, per the form instructions | $10 |
| Certificate of name change | Within sixty days of the change | $25 |
| Statement of change of registered agent | Online | $25 |
| Certificate of cancellation | Form FLLC-2 | $25 |
| Fee on a dishonored check | Any filing paid by check | $25 |
Filing fees are not refundable. The State Archives fee is collected only on certain permanent documents; if the Division rejects a document, the $1 can be refunded through the State Archives Division of the Department of Accounting and General Services.
Annual report fees
| Item | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Annual report filed online | $12.50 | Through Hawaii Business Express |
| Annual report on paper | $15 | Listed on the fee schedule |
| Late fee, per year delinquent | $10 | Assessed when a delinquent report is filed online |
| Email reminders | $2.50 | Per year per business, optional; free after an online filing |
Other entity types
| Entity | Application fee | Archives fee |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign limited liability company | $50 | $1 |
| Foreign profit corporation | $50 | $1 |
| Foreign nonprofit corporation | $25 | $1 |
| Foreign limited partnership | $50 | $1 |
Worked totals for a foreign LLC
| Scenario | Make-up | State total |
|---|---|---|
| Register | Application fee plus archives fee | $51 |
| Register with expedited review | If the Division offers it when you file | $76 |
| Register with one certified copy | Application, archives fee and the copy | $61 |
| Register, then the first annual report online | Reports begin the year after registration | $63.50 |
| Five years, reports filed online | Registration plus four reports | $101 |
| Five years, reports on paper | Registration plus four paper reports | $111 |
| One late report, filed online | Report plus the late fee | $22.50 |
| Register and later cancel | Without any archives fee on the cancellation | $76 |
What the extra dollar is
The $1 on top of the application fee is not a Hawaii filing fee in the ordinary sense. It is a preservation fee that funds long-term access to government records, assessed under a statute for certain permanent documents, and the DCCA collects it for the State Archives. So the state total is $51, not $50.
Expedited review
The fee schedule has an expedited column, and for the LLC application it reads $25. We confirm whether expedited review is offered when we file. If it is, the extra charge applies on top of the $51 and shows before you pay.
What our price covers
$199 is our charge for the work around the filing. That means gathering your answers, writing the application, requesting the home-state certificate, naming the agent, sending the filing to the Business Registration Division, and returning the approved record together with the date your first annual report comes due. At checkout the Hawaii amounts show on their own line. What the home state charges for its certificate sits outside both lines, since that state sets it.
Costs outside the Hawaii fee schedule
Three costs sit beside the Hawaii fees. The home state charges for its good-standing certificate; see the Delaware and Wyoming pages for those two. A registered agent in Hawaii may charge a fee if you use a professional one. And a company that holds its home-state standing by paying a yearly tax keeps paying it, which is how a Delaware LLC ends up with both a Delaware bill and a Hawaii report.
Online or paper
For an annual report the choice is worth $2.50 a year, since the paper fee is $15 and the online fee $12.50. For the registration itself, the DCCA lists one application fee and notes that registrations can be filed online, by email, mail or fax. Whichever route you pick, the date of filing is the date the Division receives a complete, acceptable form.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Cost questions
Why does the state total show an odd dollar?
The $1 State Archives fee is added to the $50 application fee.
Is there an annual report fee in my registration year?
No. The first report falls in the following year.
What does a late annual report add?
Filing the overdue report online adds $10 for each year missed. The Division's information sheet also mentions a penalty ceiling of $100 per thirty days of delay.
Our price, then the Hawaii cost
Start your Hawaii filing
- Form FLLC-1, the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company, completed from your answers
- The original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, requested and checked for its date
- A Hawaii registered agent: ours, or the one already working for you
- Filing with the DCCA and the approved record returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
+ $51 Hawaii cost for an LLC
Start my Hawaii filingOur price and the Hawaii cost are two separate lines at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Where this comes from
- Hawaii DCCA, foreign LLC fees
- Hawaii DCCA, foreign LLC registration
- Hawaii DCCA, State Archives preservation fee
- Hawaii DCCA, foreign corporation registration
- Hawaii Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Hawaii Form FC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Corporation
- Hawaii DCCA, foreign profit corporation fees
- Hawaii DCCA, foreign limited partnership fees
- Hawaii DCCA, foreign nonprofit corporation fees
- Hawaii DCCA, annual business reports due (online fees and quarters)
- Hawaii Form FLLC-INFO, information for foreign limited liability companies
- Hawaii Form FLLC-1-INSTR, instructions for the foreign LLC application
- Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division, frequently asked questions
- Hawaii Form FLLC-2, Application for Certificate of Cancellation for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
Doing business in Hawaii?
Send us your entity and its home state. We write the application and watch the good-standing date.