Foreign LLC Registration, Hawaii (2026): 5 Procedures and the 3 Best Services
Ranked by measured reading, the services for registering an LLC formed elsewhere in Hawaii in 2026 are Mainstay Filing ($199), Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199) and HI Registered Agent.org ($199). Record $51 to the state and 5 procedures of work.
Drawn from each company's pricing on November 13, 2026. Each row requires Hawaii's $51 registration fee on top.
How registration works with Hawaii
Procedure1
Procedure 1: Establish whether the LLC must register in Hawaii
LLCs formed outside Hawaii submit a foreign registration in order to transact business here. The cost of not registering: Registration should precede any claim the LLC may need to bring (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)). Contracts already signed stay effective (HRS 414-432(e); 428-1008(b)). Back fees are owed in addition.
Procedure 2: Collect the document from the home state
The filing includes original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, issued no more than 60 days.
TipRequest it close to the filing date.
Procedure3
Procedure 3: Find a registered agent whose address is in Hawaii
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a place of business with a street address in Hawaii. P.O. boxes are not accepted.
Procedure 4: Prepare the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
Send the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division the finished Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1) along with the $51 fee.
The next obligation is the annual report at $12.50, end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered.
Costs, procedure by procedure
What
Paid to
Amount
Filing to register
State
$51
Annual report
State
$12.50
Help from a service
The engaged service
$199 at the outset
State fees, years one to three
State
$76
Filing fee plus two later reports plus any minimum tax gives the state's three-year total. The specimens below name the page behind each amount.
How the Hawaii results were ordered
Procedures the price performs decided first place in Hawaii. It carries 28% of the reading, and the remainder comes from measured cost over three years, reading at year two, fit with the state protocol and price legibility.
Hawaii Registered Agent.co renews for less, but reach across several states carried more weight in the measurement.
Hawaii questions
What does Hawaii charge an out-of-state LLC?
$51 as the official fee. Service fees: $199.
Which form do I file to register?
Foreign LLCs file this form with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.
Do I need a certificate from my home state?
Yes: original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, issued within 60 days of filing.
What if the LLC does business there without registering?
Registration should precede any claim the LLC may need to bring (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)). Contracts already signed stay effective (HRS 414-432(e); 428-1008(b)). Back fees are owed in addition.
What is due after registering?
The filing that follows is the annual report at $12.50.
Which service should handle the registration?
Mainstay Filing, Hawaii Registered Agent.co and HI Registered Agent.org, in descending order of reading.
Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division release of July readings were recorded from cca.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source readings were recorded from files.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source readings were recorded from cca.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source readings were recorded from cca.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Hawaii registered agent statute readings were recorded from capitol.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Hawaii DCCA, foreign LLC registration readings were recorded from cca.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Form FLLC-1 readings were recorded from files.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Foreign LLC filing fees readings were recorded from cca.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1003, activities that are not readings were recorded from capitol.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
New Hawaii business registration portal FAQs readings were recorded from cca.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in October 2026.
Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-432, consequences of transacting business readings were recorded from capitol.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in November 2026.
Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1008, effect of failure to readings were recorded from capitol.hawaii.gov; the last repeat observation was in November 2026.
Mainstay Filing Hawaii service page, recorded November 13, 2026
Hawaii Registered Agent.co pricing page, recorded November 13, 2026
HI Registered Agent.org pricing page, recorded November 13, 2026