Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Nebraska LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Nebraska that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Nebraska's Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Nebraska records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Nebraska and Hawaii each ask for

	Nebraska formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Nebraska Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6.50	$51 at order
How it is handled	Nebraska: online as an instant PDF, or on paper by mail in 2 to 3 business days	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	nebraska.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Report, $25, every two years	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	April 1 of each odd-numbered year	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Nebraska agent for service of process	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Nebraska to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Nebraska certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50) is ordered from Nebraska separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($6.50) or a long form ($10). An instant Nebraska certificate reaches Hawaii only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Nebraska name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Nebraska issues the certificate instantly, so the Hawaii filing can go in the same day. Once Hawaii approves it, the Nebraska company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Nebraska companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Nebraska	$6.50
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nebraska certificate included	$256.50

Your Nebraska name and Hawaii's rules

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

Agents: Hawaii and Nebraska

Hawaii calls it a registered agent; Nebraska says agent for service of process. Hawaii papers come to us; Nebraska's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Nebraska

Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($25); 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 Nebraska

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Nebraska files Nebraska's registration (no form number) with $110 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5). See that filing.

Questions Nebraska owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Nebraska company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $6.50 to Nebraska for the Certificate of Good Standing, $256.50 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nebraska's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($6.50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nebraska and Hawaii?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nebraska's report ($25, every two years) and Hawaii's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nebraska agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Nebraska 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 Nebraska's Biennial Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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