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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Tennessee LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Tennessee that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Tennessee records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Tennessee and Hawaii each ask for

	Tennessee formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Tennessee Certificate of Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$20	$51 at order
How it is handled	Tennessee: online or by mail	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Business and Charitable Organizations	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.tn.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $300, every year	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 Tennessee registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Tennessee to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Tennessee certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Tennessee separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Hawaii accepts it within 60 days of Tennessee'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 Tennessee name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Tennessee certificate comes first; then the Hawaii filing goes in. After approval, your Tennessee LLC is registered with Hawaii.

First-year cost, Tennessee to Hawaii

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

Will your Tennessee name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Tennessee one

Tennessee and Hawaii both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Tennessee; ours takes Hawaii's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Tennessee

Each year your LLC files Tennessee's Annual Report ($300) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Tennessee plus Hawaii comes to $464 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into Tennessee

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Tennessee files Form SS-4233 with $300 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Questions Tennessee owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Tennessee company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

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

Do I need Tennessee's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Tennessee's Certificate of Existence ($20), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Tennessee and Hawaii?

$464 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $300 to Tennessee and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Tennessee 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 Tennessee's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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