Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Missouri LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Missouri that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Missouri's Certificate of Good Standing ($10), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Missouri records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Missouri vs Hawaii: the paperwork

	Missouri formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Missouri Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$10	$51 at order
How it is handled	Missouri: online with a verification number anyone can check, or by mail	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Missouri Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.mo.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due		Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Missouri registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Missouri to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Missouri certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($10) is ordered from Missouri separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii counts 60 days from the day Missouri 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 Missouri name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Missouri certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. After approval, your Missouri LLC is registered with Hawaii.

Hawaii costs for Missouri companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Missouri	$10
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Missouri certificate included	$260

Your Missouri name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Missouri one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Missouri

Missouri has no annual report for LLCs; Hawaii wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) every year ($15). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Hawaii company in Missouri

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Missouri files Form LLC 4 with $105 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Missouri to Hawaii

Does my Missouri company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $10 to Missouri for the Certificate of Good Standing, $260 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Missouri's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Missouri and Hawaii?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Missouri yearly report and Hawaii's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Missouri 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 Missouri has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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