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An out-of-state LLC in Hawaii

If your out-of-state LLC does business in Hawaii, it registers with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division for a fee of $51.

Do you need to register?

That depends on what the LLC does in Hawaii, and Hawaii’s statute is the authority. The law behind it, from the state’s own sources: Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1003, activities that are not transacting business. If the answer is not clear, a Hawaii attorney can say.

If you register: what to bring

  • The application: Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • Filed with: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
  • Fee: $51. $50 application fee plus the $1 State Archives preservation fee.
  • Paper from your formation state: Original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 60 days
  • A local agent: A registered agent in Hawaii

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Hawaii (2026)

Handing the Hawaii registration to a service? In order of our preference.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. HI Registered Agent.org $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Hawaii Registered Agent.co $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices from each provider’s Hawaii page, read October 29, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.

Where Hawaii sits

2nd cheapest of 50 at $51, in the band under $100. It is one of 36 states that want paper from the formation state.

Hawaii questions

Does an out-of-state LLC have to register in Hawaii?

Hawaii registers foreign LLCs through the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division. Whether your activity requires it is set by Hawaii’s statute, linked below; we do not offer one test for every state. If it does, the fee is $51.

What does an out-of-state LLC file in Hawaii?

Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company, with Original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 60 days.

What does it keep up afterward?

Annual report (Hawaii Business Registration Division), $12.50 (due: end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered), and a registered agent in the state.

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