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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Georgia LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Georgia that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Georgia vs Hawaii: the paperwork

	Georgia formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$51 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Hawaii

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. An instant Georgia certificate reaches Hawaii only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Hawaii filing. After approval, your Georgia LLC is registered with Hawaii.

Hawaii costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$260

Will your Georgia name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Georgia

Each year your LLC files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Hawaii comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into Georgia

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Georgia files Form CD 241 with $235 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Hawaii

Does my Georgia company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $260 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Hawaii?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Georgia 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 Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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