Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

North Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in North Dakota registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants North Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your North Dakota records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

North Dakota and Hawaii side by side

	North Dakota formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$51 at order
How it is handled	North Dakota: online	Filed with Hawaii
Office	North Dakota Secretary of State	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	firststop.sos.nd.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $50, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	November 15	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 North Dakota registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How North Dakota companies register with Hawaii

Order the North Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($20) is ordered from North Dakota separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii counts 60 days from the day North Dakota 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 North Dakota name and formation date and the certificate attached. The North Dakota certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. After approval, your North Dakota LLC is registered with Hawaii.

First-year cost, North Dakota to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to North Dakota	$20
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Dakota certificate included	$270

Your North Dakota name and Hawaii's rules

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

Your Hawaii agent and the North Dakota one

North Dakota and Hawaii both call it a registered agent. Hawaii papers come to us; North Dakota's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Hawaii and North Dakota

Each year your LLC files North Dakota's Annual Report ($50) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Dakota plus Hawaii comes to $214 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

Registering a Hawaii company in North Dakota

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with North Dakota files North Dakota's registration (no form number) with $135 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5). See that filing.

Questions North Dakota owners ask about Hawaii

Does my North Dakota company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

$250 at checkout plus $20 to North Dakota for the Certificate of Good Standing, $270 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Dakota's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for North Dakota and Hawaii?

$214 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to North Dakota and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

A North Dakota company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but North Dakota 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 North Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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