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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Texas LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

Hawaii registers an LLC from Texas as a foreign LLC on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Texas records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Texas vs Hawaii: the paperwork

	Texas formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Texas Certificate of Fact - Status	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$15	$51 at order
How it is handled	Texas: online through SOSPortal, usually within 10 minutes, as a download link that lasts 90 days	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Texas Secretary of State	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	sos.state.tx.us	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, fee set by the state, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	May 15 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 Texas registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Texas to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Texas certificate
The Certificate of Fact - Status ($15) is ordered from Texas separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Ordered from Texas on filing day, it easily meets Hawaii's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Texas name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Texas delays the Hawaii filing. Once Hawaii approves it, the Texas company can do business there.

First-year cost, Texas to Hawaii

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Fact - Status, paid to Texas	$15
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Texas certificate included	$265

Will your Texas name work for Hawaii?

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

Your Hawaii agent and the Texas one

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Texas

Texas wants the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report every year; Hawaii wants the Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) every year ($15). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

The other way: Hawaii into Texas

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Texas files Form 304 with $767.13 in state fees and a $50 required expedite; no Hawaii certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Texas owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Texas company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $15 to Texas for the Certificate of Fact - Status, $265 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Texas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Texas's Certificate of Fact - Status ($15), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Texas and Hawaii?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Texas's report (fee set by the state) and Hawaii's report ($15).

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Texas 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 Texas's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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