Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Kansas LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Kansas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Kansas and Hawaii each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$7.50	$51 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Information Report, $90, every two years	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Hawaii

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii counts 60 days from the day Kansas issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Kansas name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. After approval, your Kansas LLC is registered with Hawaii.

Hawaii costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$257.50

Will your Kansas name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Kansas one

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

Staying in good standing in Kansas and Hawaii

Kansas wants the Information Report every two years ($90); Hawaii wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Hawaii company in Kansas

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Kansas company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $257.50 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($7.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Hawaii?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report ($90, every two years) and Hawaii's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Kansas 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 Kansas's Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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