Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

South Dakota LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in South Dakota that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants South Dakota's Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your South Dakota records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

South Dakota and Hawaii side by side

	South Dakota formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	South Dakota Certificate of Good Standing/Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$51 at order
How it is handled	South Dakota: online	Filed with Hawaii
Office	South Dakota Secretary of State	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sosenterprise.sd.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $55, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	During the entity's anniversary month each year	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 South Dakota registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From South Dakota to Hawaii, step by step

Order the South Dakota certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing/Existence ($20) is ordered from South Dakota separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of South Dakota's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your South Dakota name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The South Dakota certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. Once Hawaii approves it, the South Dakota company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for South Dakota companies

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

Your South Dakota name and Hawaii's rules

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

Agents: Hawaii and South Dakota

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and South Dakota

Each year your LLC files South Dakota's Annual Report ($55) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, South Dakota plus Hawaii comes to $219 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into South Dakota

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with South Dakota files South Dakota's registration (no form number) with $750 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5). See that filing.

Questions South Dakota owners ask about Hawaii

Does my South Dakota company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

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

Do I need South 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 South Dakota and Hawaii?

$219 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $55 to South Dakota and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but South 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 South Dakota's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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