Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Louisiana LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

Hawaii registers an LLC from Louisiana as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana and Hawaii side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$51 at order
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $40, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of organization	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Louisiana to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Louisiana certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Louisiana separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii counts 60 days from the day Louisiana 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 Louisiana name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Louisiana certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Louisiana companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Louisiana	$25
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Louisiana certificate included	$275

Your Louisiana name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Louisiana one

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

Staying in good standing in Louisiana and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Louisiana plus Hawaii comes to $204 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Hawaii company in Louisiana

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Louisiana files Form 972 with $190 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Louisiana to Hawaii

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $25 to Louisiana for the Certificate of Good Standing, $275 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Louisiana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Hawaii?

$204 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $40 to Louisiana and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Louisiana 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 Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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