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Lab sheet 2 · Hawaii

The Hawaii Registered Agent (2026): 6 Procedures and the 3 Best Agents

The readings for appointing a registered agent in Hawaii in 2026 rank Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($99 a year), HI Registered Agent.org ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), in that order. 6 procedures document what Hawaii requires of a registered agent, who may serve, which address passes and how the agent is recorded.

Recorded by the Business Basics Lab staff ·

Sheet summary

The requirement
Yescapitol.hawaii.gov (observed October 2026)
Agent service
$99 to $149 a yearCompany price pages
Recurring report
$12.50 a yearfiles.hawaii.gov (observed October 2026)
Sheet procedures
6From first to last

After reading you will know

  • What Hawaii requires of a registered agent
  • Who may act as agent
  • Naming the agent with the state
  • Who we would engage as agent

Best reading

If you want someone else to file

Five weighted criteria set the order (see how we measure); three-year cost and procedures performed count most.
Highest result

1. Hawaii Registered Agent.co: best for single-state companies

$99 yearly, identical at renewal

Hawaii Registered Agent.co gives the best reading in Hawaii: $99 a year supplies a Hawaii agent with an office inside the state.

A lower three-year total than Mainstay Filing gives it first place; cost counts 36%.

What the price performs

  • A Hawaii address for the registered office
  • Papers served on the company are scanned into the account

Measured strengths

  • A yearly price under the national candidate
  • Annual price $99; renewal $99

Measured limits

  • Serves only Hawaii
  • Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report remains the owner's job
Visit Hawaii Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
In-state service

2. HI Registered Agent.org: best for another Hawaii candidate

$99 yearly, identical at renewal

In second position is HI Registered Agent.org, where $99 a year supplies a Hawaii agent with an office inside the state.

Hawaii Registered Agent.co and this service charge alike.

What the price performs

  • A Hawaii address for the registered office
  • Papers served on the company are scanned into the account

Measured strengths

  • Annual price $99; renewal $99
  • A yearly price under the national candidate

Measured limits

  • Serves only Hawaii
  • Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report remains the owner's job
Visit HI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Any state

3. Mainstay Filing: best for owners planning expansion

$149 yearly, identical at renewal

Reading 3 belongs to Mainstay Filing, because a constant $149 a year regardless of the state of formation.

Hawaii Registered Agent.co measures $150 lower over three years, which keeps this service out of first place.

What the price performs

  • A physical address in the state
  • Papers served on the company are scanned free on the same business day
  • Three government letters a year are scanned at no charge
  • Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs

Measured strengths

  • Accompanies the company into any state
  • $149 annually

Measured limits

  • More expensive by $50 a year
  • The owner still files the reports
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Readings and prices at a glance

#ServiceAnnual priceRenewal priceThree-year total
1Hawaii Registered Agent.co$99$99/yr$297Visit Hawaii Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2HI Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit HI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices are recorded from each company's own site on November 13, 2026. Hawaii bills the same in either case.

Appointing a Hawaii registered agent, procedure by procedure

  1. Procedure 1: State the Hawaii requirement

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

    Specimen: capitol.hawaii.gov (observed October 2026)

  2. Procedure 2: Confirm who may act

    A Hawaii resident, or a business entity formed in Hawaii or authorized to do business there. The LLC cannot be its own agent. See Haw. Rev. Stat. § 428-107.

  3. Procedure 3: Choose a compliant address

    The address has to be a place of business with a street address in Hawaii. P.O. boxes are not accepted.

    TipEngaging a service keeps a home address out of the public record.

  4. Procedure 4: Settle who will be the agent

    The ranked agents cost $99 to $149 a year; personal service is the alternative for those who qualify.

  5. Procedure 5: Enter the appointment

    On a new Hawaii LLC the agent appears in the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1). A later change reaches the Hawaii Secretary of State as a separate filing.

    Specimen: cca.hawaii.gov (observed October 2026)

  6. Procedure 6: Update when details change

    Hawaii learns the agent's details from the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($12.50, every year, due last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized), and state notices about it reach the registered agent.

    Specimen: files.hawaii.gov (observed October 2026)

Hawaii agent costs

ItemGoes toCost
Engaging an agentThe service$99 to $149 a year
From year twoThe service$99 to $149 a year
Report to the statePayable to the state$12.50 every year
Every state amount here can be verified against the specimens below. The three-year row combines formation, two later reports and a minimum tax where one exists, and it never includes service prices.

Why Hawaii Registered Agent.co comes first

moved ahead of on measured cost over three years, which counts for 36%.

Years one to three cost $297 with Hawaii Registered Agent.co, while Mainstay Filing costs $150 more.

Review questions on Hawaii

Is a registered agent mandatory in Hawaii?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Can I be my own registered agent?

Often. Apply the two tests in procedures 2 and 3.

Can I change my registered agent later?

Yes; the Hawaii Secretary of State accepts change filings, and procedure 5 covers what to send.

What does a registered agent cost in Hawaii?

From $99 to $149 a year on this sheet.

What does the LLC pay the state each year?

$12.50 every year for the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

Which registered agent would you choose?

Hawaii Registered Agent.co reads highest, HI Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing follow; Hawaii Registered Agent.co leads on measured cost over three years.

See also

Specimens and records

  1. Control source for Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division release of July: cca.hawaii.gov, observed again October 2026.
  2. Control source for Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source: files.hawaii.gov, observed again October 2026.
  3. Control source for Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source: cca.hawaii.gov, observed again October 2026.
  4. Control source for Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source: cca.hawaii.gov, observed again October 2026.
  5. Control source for Hawaii registered agent statute: capitol.hawaii.gov, observed again October 2026.
  6. pricing page (Hawaii Registered Agent.co), observed November 13, 2026
  7. pricing page (HI Registered Agent.org), observed November 13, 2026
  8. Hawaii service page (Mainstay Filing), observed November 13, 2026