Hawaii Foreign Registration/Wyoming companies
Registering in Hawaii as a Wyoming LLC
A Wyoming LLC with Hawaii work files Form FLLC-1 for $51 and supports it with a Wyoming certificate that costs nothing. Wyoming's yearly charge, from $60, keeps running. State charges for the first twelve months total $111 at the Wyoming minimum, and later years $72.50 with the Hawaii annual report included.
Wyoming set against Hawaii
| Topic | Wyoming | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|
| First filing | The LLC already exists | Form FLLC-1, $51 |
| Evidence of good standing | No charge | Must be within 60 days of filing |
| Recurring charge | From $60 | $12.50 online report |
| Registered agent | One located in Wyoming | One located in Hawaii |
A certificate that costs nothing
Wyoming issues its certificate of good standing without charge, so that line of the budget is empty. Hawaii still wants it recent: no more than 60 days old when you file, authenticated by the Wyoming official who holds the records, and showing the name you will type in item 1. Check that the company is current in Wyoming before ordering it, so the certificate says what you need it to say.
The same Hawaii fee, wherever you came from
Hawaii charges every foreign LLC $51, and $12.50 a year online after that. An inexpensive home state earns no discount. At the Wyoming minimum, upkeep in both states for one year is $72.50, and Hawaii is the smaller part of it.
Filling the form from a Wyoming record
Item 1 is the name as Wyoming holds it and item 2 is Wyoming. Item 4 is the principal office, wherever that is. A Wyoming agent cannot be reused here, because item 5 needs its own Hawaii appointment. Items 6 and 7 follow the operating agreement, and item 8 is the choice about member liability.
What stays in Wyoming
Registering in Hawaii does not move the company. It remains a Wyoming LLC, its internal affairs stay under Wyoming law, and its Wyoming filings carry on exactly as before. What Hawaii adds is permission to transact business there, a record in the Business Registration Division's files, a registered agent on the islands and one more yearly report. The Wyoming charge of $60 or more is unaffected by any of it.
Who signs for a Wyoming LLC
The Hawaii application is signed by a manager if the company is manager-managed, by a member if it is member-managed, or by a person authorized to sign records under the law of the home jurisdiction. If the operating agreement names a separate manager, use that person, and type the signer's name and title below the signature so the Division can read them.
The public record
Hawaii business registration filings are open to public inspection, a point the Division prints on its forms, and the application lists initial managers or members with addresses. An owner who picked Wyoming for a lighter public footprint should weigh that before filing. Whether to restructure is a question for an attorney.
Leaving, and changes on the way
A Wyoming LLC that stops working in Hawaii files Form FLLC-2, which costs $25. A name change in Wyoming needs a certificate in Hawaii within 60 days, for $25. Neither touches the company's good standing in Wyoming.
Dates to keep in view
| When | What is due | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Each Wyoming anniversary | Wyoming annual report and license tax | From $60 |
| Your Hawaii quarter date | Hawaii annual report, from the year after registration | $12.50 |
| When the Hawaii agent changes | Statement of change | $25 |
The order of work
Start with the Wyoming standing, because the free certificate is only worth ordering once the company is current. Then line up the Hawaii agent and get a written yes. Complete the form with the exact Wyoming name. Order the certificate last, so that the 60 day window opens as late as possible, and file as soon as it arrives.
Hawaii costs a Wyoming owner might not expect
Budget for a registered agent in Hawaii if you have no trusted person on the islands, for the annual report each year from the second year, and for tax advice about the state's own taxes.
Registering a Wyoming LLC in Hawaii
Check Wyoming standing
Its filings and fees are current.
Get the free certificate
Request it close to the Hawaii filing date.
Choose the Hawaii agent
A person or entity with a business address in Hawaii.
Complete Form FLLC-1
The Wyoming name, offices, management and liability.
File and pay
$51 to Hawaii.
Mark both calendars
Wyoming's anniversary and Hawaii's quarter date.
Wyoming questions
Is Hawaii cheaper for a Wyoming company?
No. Hawaii asks $51 of any foreign LLC.
Is the Wyoming certificate free?
Yes, Wyoming issues it without charge.
May my Wyoming agent act in Hawaii too?
Only if it is based in Hawaii, with a business address here, and is a resident individual or an entity authorized to do business in the state.
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)
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Hawaii Form FLLC-INFO, information for foreign limited liability companies
- Hawaii Form FLLC-2, Application for Certificate of Cancellation for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division, frequently asked questions
Doing business in Hawaii?
Send us your entity and its home state. We write the application and watch the good-standing date.