Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Delaware LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Delaware that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants Delaware's Certificate of Good Standing ($50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Delaware records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Delaware and Hawaii each ask for

	Delaware formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Delaware Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$51 at order
How it is handled	Delaware: through the Division of Corporations request service, sent by first-class mail unless a FedEx or UPS account is supplied	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	corp.delaware.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual LLC Tax, $400, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	On or before June 1	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$200 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Delaware registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Delaware to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Delaware certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($50) is ordered from Delaware separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($175). Mail time from Delaware counts against Hawaii's limit of 60 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Delaware name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Delaware certificate takes days to arrive, so the Hawaii filing waits for it. Once Hawaii approves it, the Delaware company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Delaware companies

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

Your Delaware name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Delaware one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Delaware

Each year your LLC files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Delaware plus Hawaii comes to $564 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into Delaware

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Delaware files Delaware's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 180 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Delaware to Hawaii

Does my Delaware company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

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

Do I need Delaware's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Delaware and Hawaii?

$564 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $400 to Delaware and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Delaware 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 Delaware's Annual LLC Tax.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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