Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Florida LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in Florida registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Florida records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Florida and Hawaii each ask for

	Florida formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Florida Certificate of Status	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$51 at order
How it is handled	Florida: online, emailed as a PDF once payment goes through	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	dos.fl.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $138.75, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$400 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Florida registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Florida to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Florida certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from Florida separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Ordered from Florida on filing day, it easily meets Hawaii's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Florida name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Florida issues the certificate instantly, so the Hawaii filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Florida LLC is registered with Hawaii.

Hawaii costs for Florida companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Status, paid to Florida	$5
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Florida certificate included	$255

Your Florida name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Florida one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Florida

Each year your LLC files Florida's Annual Report ($138.75) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Florida plus Hawaii comes to $302.75 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into Florida

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Florida files Form CR2E027 with $125 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Florida owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Florida company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $5 to Florida for the Certificate of Status, $255 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Florida's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Florida's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Florida and Hawaii?

$302.75 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $138.75 to Florida and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Florida 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 Florida's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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