Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

New Jersey LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

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

What New Jersey and Hawaii each ask for

	New Jersey formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	New Jersey Standing Certificate	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$50	$51 at order
How it is handled	New Jersey: online as an electronic certificate, or by mail, fax or in person	Filed with Hawaii
Office	New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES), Department of the Treasury	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	nj.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $75, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month each year	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your New Jersey registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How New Jersey companies register with Hawaii

Order the New Jersey certificate
The Standing Certificate ($50) is ordered from New Jersey separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($50) or a long form ($100). Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of New Jersey's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your New Jersey name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once New Jersey's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the New Jersey company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for New Jersey companies

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

Your New Jersey name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the New Jersey one

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

Staying in good standing in New Jersey and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files New Jersey's Annual Report ($75) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, New Jersey plus Hawaii comes to $239 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into New Jersey

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with New Jersey files New Jersey's registration (no form number) with $100 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5). See that filing.

Questions New Jersey owners ask about Hawaii

Does my New Jersey company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $50 to New Jersey for the Standing Certificate, $300 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Hawaii wants New Jersey's Standing Certificate ($50), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New Jersey and Hawaii?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to New Jersey and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but New Jersey 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 Jersey's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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