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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Maine LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

Hawaii registers an LLC from Maine as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Maine records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Maine and Hawaii side by side

	Maine formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Maine Certificate of Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$30	$51 at order
How it is handled	Maine: online, downloaded from the company's information summary page	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Maine Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, UCC and Commissions	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	apps3.web.maine.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $85, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	June 1	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Maine registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How Maine companies register with Hawaii

Order the Maine certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($30) is ordered from Maine separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of Maine's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Maine name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Maine's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the Maine company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Maine companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Existence, paid to Maine	$30
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maine certificate included	$280

Will your Maine name work for Hawaii?

We check your exact Maine name against Hawaii's records before filing.

Agents: Hawaii and Maine

Maine and Hawaii both call it a registered agent. Hawaii papers come to us; Maine's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Maine

Each year your LLC files Maine's Annual Report ($85) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maine plus Hawaii comes to $249 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Hawaii company in Maine

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Maine files Form MLLC-12 with $250 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Maine owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Maine company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $30 to Maine for the Certificate of Existence, $280 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maine's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Maine's Certificate of Existence ($30), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maine and Hawaii?

$249 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $85 to Maine and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Maine 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 Maine's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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