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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Minnesota LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Minnesota that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Minnesota's Certificate of Good Standing ($5), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Minnesota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Minnesota vs Hawaii: the paperwork

	Minnesota formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Minnesota Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$51 at order
How it is handled	Minnesota: online, issued as soon as it is paid for and kept in the online account for 90 days	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.mn.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Renewal, no fee, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	December 31	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Minnesota registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Minnesota to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Minnesota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Minnesota separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Ordered from Minnesota on filing day, it easily meets Hawaii's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Minnesota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Minnesota delays the Hawaii filing. Once Hawaii approves it, the Minnesota company can do business there.

First-year cost, Minnesota to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Minnesota	$5
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Minnesota certificate included	$255

Will your Minnesota name work for Hawaii?

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

Agents: Hawaii and Minnesota

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Minnesota

Each year your LLC files Minnesota's Annual Renewal (no fee) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Minnesota plus Hawaii comes to $164 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into Minnesota

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Minnesota files Minnesota's registration (no form number) with $205 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Minnesota to Hawaii

Does my Minnesota company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $5 to Minnesota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $255 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Minnesota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Minnesota and Hawaii?

$164 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, nothing to Minnesota and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Minnesota 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 Minnesota's Annual Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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