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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Colorado LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Colorado that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing (free), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Colorado records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Colorado and Hawaii side by side

	Colorado formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Colorado Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	No fee	$51 at order
How it is handled	Colorado: online as an instant PDF	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Colorado Secretary of State, Business Program	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.state.co.us	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic Report, $25, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Colorado registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Colorado to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Colorado certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing (free) is ordered from Colorado separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Ordered from Colorado on filing day, it easily meets Hawaii's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Colorado name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Colorado delays the Hawaii filing. Once Hawaii approves it, the Colorado company can do business there.

First-year cost, Colorado to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Colorado	No fee
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Colorado certificate included	$250

Your Colorado name and Hawaii's rules

We check your exact Colorado name against Hawaii's records before filing.

Your Hawaii agent and the Colorado one

Colorado and Hawaii both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Colorado; ours takes Hawaii's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Colorado

Each year your LLC files Colorado's Periodic Report ($25) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Colorado plus Hawaii comes to $189 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Hawaii company in Colorado

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Colorado files Colorado's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Colorado owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Colorado company need to register in Hawaii?

Yes, once a Colorado business operates there; Hawaii registers it as a foreign LLC.

How much does it cost to register a Colorado LLC in Hawaii?

$250 at checkout, plus Colorado's Certificate of Good Standing, which is free.

Do I need Colorado's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it (free), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Colorado and Hawaii?

$189 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to Colorado and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

A Colorado company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the Colorado registered agent stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Colorado keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50), and the original keeps Colorado's Periodic Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

Colorado companies leave by filing Form FLLC-2; until then, Hawaii's report stays due alongside Colorado's filings.

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