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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Pennsylvania LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Pennsylvania records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Pennsylvania vs Hawaii: the paperwork

	Pennsylvania formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$40	$51 at order
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	September 30	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Hawaii registered agent

How Pennsylvania companies register with Hawaii

Order the Pennsylvania certificate
The Subsistence Certificate ($40) is ordered from Pennsylvania separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii counts 60 days from the day Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Pennsylvania's certificate is in hand, Hawaii's filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Pennsylvania companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Subsistence Certificate, paid to Pennsylvania	$40
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Pennsylvania certificate included	$290

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Pennsylvania one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Pennsylvania

Each year your LLC files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Pennsylvania plus Hawaii comes to $171 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Pennsylvania owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $40 to Pennsylvania for the Subsistence Certificate, $290 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Pennsylvania's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Hawaii?

$171 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $7 to Pennsylvania and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

A Pennsylvania company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the Pennsylvania registered office stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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