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Living in Hawaii with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Hawaii and does business here, it generally registers with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division as a foreign LLC. The fee is $51.

Do I have to register?

Hawaii expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Form FLLC-1, Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeHawaii foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$51$151
Delaware$110$51$161
Nevada$425$51$476

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Hawaii (2026)

Want it handled? For Hawaii, in order.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.
  2. 2. HI Registered Agent.org $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Hawaii Registered Agent.co $199 + the $51 state fee = $250; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Hawaii page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.

What you keep up

Annual report (Hawaii Business Registration Division), $12.50 (due: end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered). You also keep a registered agent in Hawaii.

Hawaii questions

Can I run an LLC from Hawaii if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Hawaii generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division takes the filing.

What does Hawaii charge a foreign LLC?

$51. $50 application fee plus the $1 State Archives preservation fee.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Yes. Original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 60 days.

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