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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Massachusetts LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in Massachusetts registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants Massachusetts's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Massachusetts records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Massachusetts and Hawaii side by side

	Massachusetts formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts: online, by mail or in person, delivered by mail or email depending on the certificate	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sec.state.ma.us	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Limited Liability Company Annual Report, $520, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary date of filing of the certificate of organization	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Massachusetts resident agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Massachusetts to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Massachusetts certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Massachusetts separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($25). Hawaii counts 60 days from the day Massachusetts issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Massachusetts name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Massachusetts certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the Massachusetts company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Massachusetts companies

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

Your Massachusetts name and Hawaii's rules

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

Agents: Hawaii and Massachusetts

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Massachusetts

Each year your LLC files Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report ($520) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Massachusetts plus Hawaii comes to $684 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into Massachusetts

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Massachusetts files Massachusetts's registration (no form number) with $520 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Massachusetts owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Massachusetts company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

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

Do I need Massachusetts's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Massachusetts and Hawaii?

$684 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $520 to Massachusetts and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts's Limited Liability Company Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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