Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

New York LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in New York that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your New York records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

New York and Hawaii side by side

	New York formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$25	$51 at order
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Hawaii
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	During the calendar month in which the Articles of Organization were filed, every 2 years	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From New York to Hawaii, step by step

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Mail time from New York counts against Hawaii's limit of 60 days, so the order allows for transit.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your New York name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the Hawaii filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the New York company can do business there.

First-year cost, New York to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$275

Your New York name and Hawaii's rules

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

Agents: Hawaii and New York

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); Hawaii wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) every year ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into New York

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with New York files Form DOS-1361-f-a with $250 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Hawaii

Does my New York company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $275 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

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

Yes: Hawaii wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Hawaii?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Hawaii's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but New York 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 York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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