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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Maryland LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in Maryland registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Maryland records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Maryland and Hawaii side by side

	Maryland formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Maryland Certificate of Status	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$51 at order
How it is handled	Maryland: online through Maryland Business Express, emailed right away	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT), Charter Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	businessexpress.maryland.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1), $300, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	April 15	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Maryland resident agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How Maryland companies register with Hawaii

Order the Maryland certificate
The Certificate of Status ($20) is ordered from Maryland separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. An instant Maryland certificate reaches Hawaii only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Maryland name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Maryland delays the Hawaii filing. Once Hawaii approves it, the Maryland company can do business there.

First-year cost, Maryland to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Status, paid to Maryland	$20
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Maryland certificate included	$270

Will your Maryland name work for Hawaii?

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

Agents: Hawaii and Maryland

Hawaii calls it a registered agent; Maryland says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Maryland; ours takes Hawaii's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Maryland

Each year your LLC files Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1) ($300) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Maryland plus Hawaii comes to $464 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into Maryland

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Maryland files Maryland's registration (no form number) with $104.50 in state fees and a $50 required expedite, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Maryland owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Maryland company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $20 to Maryland for the Certificate of Status, $270 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Maryland's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Maryland's Certificate of Status ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Maryland and Hawaii?

$464 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Maryland and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Maryland 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 Maryland's Business Entity Annual Report (Form 1).

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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