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Foreign registration · Form MLLC-12

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Maine

Maine registers an LLC from Hawaii as a foreign LLC on Form MLLC-12, with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite. Maine also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 90 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions from your Hawaii records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Hawaii and Maine each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Maine registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form MLLC-12, Statement of Foreign Qualification to Conduct Activities
State fee	$5	$250 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Maine
Required expedite		$50 at order (24 hours)
Faster options		same-day $100
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	maine.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, $150, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	June 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$50 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Maine registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Maine

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Maine order. Maine accepts it within 90 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form MLLC-12
It names us as your Maine registered agent, with your Hawaii name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Maine filing goes in. After approval, your Hawaii LLC is registered with Maine.

First-year cost, Hawaii to Maine

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$250
Required expedite (24 hours), paid at order	$50
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Maine registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$504

Faster state options are not in the total.

Your Hawaii name and Maine's rules

We search Maine's records for Hawaii's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Maine agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Maine

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Maine comes to $311.50 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Maine

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form MBCA-12 with Maine ($250 in state fees and the $50 required expedite, the same). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Maine's Annual Report ($150). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Maine company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Maine that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($30) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Hawaii to Maine

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Maine?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Maine law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

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

$499 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $504 in all (checkout is $250 in state fees, the $50 required expedite and our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the Maine registration take?

24 hours with Maine's required expedite, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand. Faster state options: same-day $100.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Maine?

$311.50 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $150 to Maine for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Maine?

A Hawaii company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Maine can add up to $500 for each year or part of a year.

Does Maine require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Maine LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Maine's Annual Report ($85), and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Maine later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Statement of Cancellation of Foreign Qualification; until then, Maine's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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