Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Montana LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

Hawaii registers an LLC from Montana as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Montana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Montana and Hawaii side by side

	Montana formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Montana Certificate of Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$5	$51 at order
How it is handled	Montana: online	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Montana Secretary of State, Business Services	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	biz.sosmt.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $20, 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
Late yearly filing	$15 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Montana registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Montana to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Montana certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($5) is ordered from Montana separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of Montana'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 Montana name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Montana's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the Montana company can do business there.

First-year cost, Montana to Hawaii

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

Will your Montana name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Montana one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Montana

Each year your LLC files Montana's Annual Report ($20) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Montana plus Hawaii comes to $184 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into Montana

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Montana files Montana's registration (no form number) with $70 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Montana owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Montana company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

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

Do I need Montana's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Montana's Certificate of Existence ($5), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Montana and Hawaii?

$184 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $20 to Montana and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Montana 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 Montana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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