Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Virginia LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in Virginia registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division from your Virginia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Virginia and Hawaii each ask for

	Virginia formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Virginia Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration	Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company
State fee	$6	$51 at order
How it is handled	Virginia: online as an instant PDF from the Clerk's Information System	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Virginia State Corporation Commission, Office of the Clerk	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	scc.virginia.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration Fee, $50, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	Last day of the LLC's anniversary month	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 Virginia registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

From Virginia to Hawaii, step by step

Order the Virginia certificate
The Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6) is ordered from Virginia separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. An instant Virginia certificate reaches Hawaii only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Virginia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Virginia issues the certificate instantly, so the Hawaii filing can go in the same day. After approval, your Virginia LLC is registered with Hawaii.

Hawaii costs for Virginia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$51
Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, paid to Virginia	$6
Our service, with a year of Hawaii registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Virginia certificate included	$256

Will your Virginia name work for Hawaii?

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

Agents: Hawaii and Virginia

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

Yearly filings: Hawaii and Virginia

Each year your LLC files Virginia's Annual Registration Fee ($50) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Virginia plus Hawaii comes to $214 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

The other way: Hawaii into Virginia

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Virginia files Form LLC1052 with $100 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within one year. See that filing.

Questions Virginia owners ask about Hawaii

Does my Virginia company need to register in Hawaii?

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

How much does the Hawaii registration cost?

$250 at checkout plus $6 to Virginia for the Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, $256 in all (checkout is $51 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Virginia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Hawaii wants Virginia's Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration ($6), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Virginia and Hawaii?

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

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Virginia 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 Virginia's Annual Registration Fee.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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