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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Connecticut LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Connecticut and Hawaii each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$51 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $80, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	On or before March 31	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Connecticut to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of Connecticut's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut LLC is registered with Hawaii.

First-year cost, Connecticut to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$50
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$300

Your Connecticut name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Connecticut one

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Hawaii comes to $244 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into Connecticut

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $120 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $50 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $300 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Hawaii?

$244 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $80 to Connecticut and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Connecticut 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 Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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