Hawaii

Foreign registration · Form FLLC-1

Washington LLC Foreign Registration in Hawaii

To do business in Hawaii, an LLC formed in Washington registers there on Form FLLC-1, with $51 in state fees. Hawaii also asks for Washington'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 from your Washington records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Washington and Hawaii side by side

	Washington formed here	Hawaii registering here
Document	Washington 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	Washington: online as an instant Express download, also emailed	Filed with Hawaii
Office	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division
Official page	ccfs.sos.wa.gov	cca.hawaii.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $70, every year	Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6), $15, every year
Due	Last day of the entity'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 Washington registered agent	Our Hawaii registered agent

How Washington companies register with Hawaii

Order the Washington certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($20) is ordered from Washington separately; it is not part of our Hawaii order. Ordered from Washington on filing day, it easily meets Hawaii's limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file Form FLLC-1
It lists us as your Hawaii registered agent, next to your Washington name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Washington delays the Hawaii filing. Once Hawaii approves it, the Washington company can do business there.

First-year cost, Washington to Hawaii

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

Will your Washington name work for Hawaii?

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

Agents: Hawaii and Washington

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

Staying in good standing in Washington and Hawaii

Each year your LLC files Washington's Annual Report ($70) and Hawaii's Foreign Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C6) ($15). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Washington plus Hawaii comes to $234 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

Registering a Hawaii company in Washington

An LLC formed in Hawaii that registers with Washington files Washington's registration (no form number) with $200 in state fees, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5) dated within 60 days. See that filing.

Common questions: Washington to Hawaii

Does my Washington company need to register in Hawaii?

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

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

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

Do I need Washington's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Washington and Hawaii?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $70 to Washington and $15 to Hawaii for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Hawaii?

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

Does Hawaii require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Hawaii LLC instead?

Yes, but Washington 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 Washington's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Hawaii later?

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

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