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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, an LLC formed in Hawaii registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $120 in state fees. Connecticut also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Hawaii and Connecticut side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration Statement (LLC - Foreign) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$120 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	business.ct.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 90 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report, $80, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	On or before March 31
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Hawaii to Connecticut, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Connecticut order. Connecticut counts 90 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, Connecticut's filing goes in. Once Connecticut approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

First-year cost, Hawaii to Connecticut

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$120
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Connecticut registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$324

Connecticut's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Will your Hawaii name work for Connecticut?

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

Your Connecticut agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Connecticut

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Connecticut comes to $241.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Connecticut

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Connecticut ($385 in state fees). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Connecticut that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Connecticut

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Connecticut?

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

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

$319 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $324 in all (checkout is $120 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Connecticut wants it ($5), no more than 90 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Connecticut?

$241.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $80 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Connecticut?

Connecticut can charge a Hawaii company a penalty of $300 for each month.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($80), and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal (no state fee); until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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