3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Hawaii (2026)

Three-year bill was the deciding factor in Hawaii. The method gives three-year bill and what the money buys 32% each and splits 36% across renewal handling, local rules match and pricing openness.

Total outlay with HI Registered Agent.org over three years: $397, $100 less than Mainstay Filing. Both providers include the first agent year, so the renewal price set the order.

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To register, the outside company submits the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1) to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division, with a state fee of $51. Hawaii also wants original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, dated within 60 days of the filing.

After registration the company owes the annual report ($12.50), due end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered.

• Original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, dated within 60 days of filing.
• The legal name as recorded in the home state, and the date of formation.
• An in-state registered agent; any provider in this report can serve.
• Payment of the $51 state fee with the filing.
• The due date of the annual report and its $12.50 fee, noted in your calendar.

An unregistered foreign LLC has no right to sue in Hawaii courts until it registers (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)). Its contracts remain enforceable (HRS 414-432(e); 428-1008(b)). Fees owed for the unregistered period are collected as well.