Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Nevada LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in Nevada registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada and Hawaii side by side

	Nevada formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$51 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Periodic report, $350, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Nevada to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii counts 60 days from the day Nevada issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Nevada name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

First-year cost, Nevada to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$300

Your Nevada name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Nevada one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Nevada

Each year your LLC files Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Nevada plus Hawaii comes to $514 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into Nevada

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Nevada to Hawaii

Does my Nevada company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $300 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Hawaii?

$514 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $350 to Nevada and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Nevada 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 Nevada's periodic report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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