Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Delaware

A corporation formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Delaware files a registration (no form number), with $245 in state fees. Delaware may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii and Delaware side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Qualification Certificate of a Foreign Corporation (no form number)
State fee	$5	$245 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Foreign Corporation Annual Report, $125, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	June 30
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$125 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Delaware

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Delaware registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date. If Delaware wants the Hawaii certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with Delaware.

Will your Hawaii name work for Delaware?

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Hawaii one

Hawaii and Delaware both call it a registered agent. Delaware papers come to us; Hawaii's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Delaware

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Delaware comes to $289 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Delaware

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Delaware ($200 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Delaware

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Delaware?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Delaware registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Delaware calls it qualification for Hawaii corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Delaware registration cost?

$444 at checkout; Delaware may also want Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Delaware?

$289 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $125 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Hawaii registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual Franchise Tax Report ($50), and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

How do I get a Hawaii certificate of good standing?

Hawaii issues the Good Standing Certificate online ($5).

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