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Foreign registration · Form 450

Hawaii LLC Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Hawaii that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 450, with $156 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your Hawaii records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

Hawaii and Rhode Island side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Form 450, Application for Registration for a Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$156 at order (filing fee $150 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5), $12.50, every year	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized (Q1 organized -> Mar 31	May 1
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Hawaii to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island accepts it within 60 days of Hawaii's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form 450
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Hawaii companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$156
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$360

Will your Hawaii name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the Hawaii name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Hawaii

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Hawaii says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Hawaii's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Hawaii plus Rhode Island comes to $211.50 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Hawaii files Form 150 with Rhode Island ($319 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). See the corporation filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Rhode Island that registers with Hawaii files Form FLLC-1 with $51 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$355 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $360 in all (checkout is $156 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Rhode Island?

$211.50 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $12.50 to Hawaii and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Rhode Island?

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

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Hawaii name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Hawaii name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island LLC instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50), and the original keeps Hawaii's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Certificate of Cancellation; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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