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Foreign registration · Form 150

Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Hawaii and Rhode Island side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$5	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	May 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Hawaii companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Hawaii certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

First-year cost, Hawaii to Rhode Island

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$523

Will your Hawaii name work for Rhode Island?

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Hawaii company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Hawaii one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Hawaii says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Hawaii; ours takes Rhode Island's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Hawaii plus Rhode Island comes to $214 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Hawaii files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 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 Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Rhode Island issues one to Hawaii corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Hawaii corporation in Rhode Island?

$518 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $523 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Rhode Island?

$214 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Hawaii name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Hawaii name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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