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Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Delaware

Delaware registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on a registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Delaware also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), dated within 180 days. We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and Delaware each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Delaware registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Certificate of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (no form number)
State fee	$5	$200 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Delaware
Paid expedite		24-hour $50, same-day $100, 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	corp.delaware.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 180 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual LLC Tax, $300, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Delaware registered agent

From Hawaii to Delaware, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Delaware order. Delaware accepts it within 180 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Delaware registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Hawaii's certificate is in hand, Delaware's filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Delaware.

Delaware costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Delaware registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$404

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

Your Hawaii name and Delaware's rules

Delaware can hold a name for 120 days for $75 before you file.

Your Delaware agent and the Hawaii one

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

Yearly filings: Delaware and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($300). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Delaware comes to $461.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Delaware

A corporation formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Delaware ($245 in state fees). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Delaware's Foreign Corporation Annual Report ($125). See the corporation filing.

The other way: Delaware into Hawaii

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

Common questions: Hawaii to Delaware

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Delaware?

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

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

$399 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $404 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Delaware wants it ($5), no more than 180 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Delaware?

$461.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $300 to Delaware for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Delaware?

A Hawaii company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Delaware can add up to $200 for each year or part of a year.

Does Delaware require a registered agent?

Yes: the Hawaii registered agent stays, and ours covers Delaware for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Delaware LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Delaware's Annual LLC Tax ($400), and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Delaware later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation of Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company; until then, Delaware's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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