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Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Utah LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

An LLC formed in Utah that wants to do business in Hawaii files Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division using your Utah records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Utah and Hawaii side by side

	Utah formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Utah Certificate of Existence	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$12	$51 at order
How it is handled	Utah: online, emailed automatically on payment	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	commerce.utah.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report/Renewal, $18, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	Last day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the quarter in which the foreign LLC was registered in Hawaii
Late yearly filing	$10 late fee	$100 late fee
Agent	Your Utah registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How Utah companies register with Hawaii

Order the Utah certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($12) is ordered from Utah separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. It comes as a short form ($12) or a long form ($20). An instant Utah certificate reaches Hawaii only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It names us as your Hawaii registered agent, with your Utah name and formation date and the certificate attached. Utah issues the certificate instantly, so the Hawaii filing can go in the same day. Once Hawaii approves it, the Utah company can do business there.

Hawaii costs for Utah companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Existence, paid to Utah	$12
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Utah certificate included	$262

Will your Utah name work for Hawaii?

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

Agents: Hawaii and Utah

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

Staying in good standing in Utah and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Utah's Annual Report/Renewal ($18) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Utah plus Hawaii comes to $182 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Hawaii company in Utah

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Utah files Utah's registration (no form number) with $59 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 90 days. See that filing.

Questions Utah owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Utah company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $12 to Utah for the Certificate of Existence, $262 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Utah's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Utah's Certificate of Existence ($12), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Utah and Hawaii?

$182 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $18 to Utah and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Utah 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 Utah's Annual Report/Renewal.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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