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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Rhode Island LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in Rhode Island registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island vs Hawaii: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$22	$51 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632), $50, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	May 1	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Rhode Island to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). With Rhode Island taking days and Hawaii counting 60 days from issue, the order is timed for both.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Rhode Island name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days Rhode Island takes to send the certificate before the Hawaii filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the Rhode Island company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Rhode Island companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$272

Will your Rhode Island name work for Hawaii?

We search Hawaii's records for Rhode Island's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Hawaii and Rhode Island

Hawaii calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Hawaii's papers and notices.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Hawaii comes to $214 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Hawaii company in Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Rhode Island files Form 450 with $156 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $272 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants it ($22), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Hawaii?

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

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Hawaii for year one.

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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