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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Ohio LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

Hawaii registers an LLC from Ohio as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Ohio'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 using your Ohio records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Ohio and Hawaii side by side

	Ohio formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Ohio 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	Ohio: online or by mail	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	cogs.ohiosos.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	No annual report	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due		Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Ohio statutory agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Ohio to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Ohio certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($5) is ordered from Ohio separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii counts 60 days from the day Ohio 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 Ohio name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Ohio certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. After approval, your Ohio LLC is registered with Hawaii.

First-year cost, Ohio to Hawaii

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

Will your Ohio name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Ohio one

Hawaii calls it a registered agent; Ohio says statutory agent. Hawaii papers come to us; Ohio's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Ohio and Hawaii

Ohio has no annual report for LLCs; Hawaii wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) every year ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Hawaii company in Ohio

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Ohio files Form 617 with $99 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Ohio to Hawaii

Does my Ohio company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

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

Do I need Ohio's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Ohio and Hawaii?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), no Ohio yearly report and Hawaii's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

An Ohio company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the Ohio statutory agent stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Ohio 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 Ohio has no yearly report for the original.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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