Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

New Hampshire LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

Hawaii registers an LLC from New Hampshire as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for New Hampshire'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 New Hampshire records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What New Hampshire and Hawaii each ask for

	New Hampshire formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	New Hampshire 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	New Hampshire: online	Filed with Hawaii
Office	New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	quickstart.sos.nh.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $102, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$50 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your New Hampshire registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From New Hampshire to Hawaii, step by step

Order the New Hampshire certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from New Hampshire separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($5) or a long form ($10). Hawaii counts 60 days from the day New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once New Hampshire's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the New Hampshire company can do business there.

First-year cost, New Hampshire to Hawaii

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

Will your New Hampshire name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the New Hampshire one

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

Staying in good standing in New Hampshire and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files New Hampshire's Annual Report ($102) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Hampshire plus Hawaii comes to $266 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Hawaii company in New Hampshire

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with New Hampshire files Form FLLC-1 with $102 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: New Hampshire to Hawaii

Does my New Hampshire company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

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

Do I need New Hampshire's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for New Hampshire and Hawaii?

$266 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $102 to New Hampshire and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

A New Hampshire company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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