Hawaii Foreign LLC Fees (2026): Data on File and the 3 Best Services
Mainstay Filing ($199), HI Registered Agent.org ($199) and Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199) is our order for a foreign LLC registration in Hawaii for 2026. A foreign LLC pays $51 to register here, $12.50 per later report. Rank 2nd of 50 on three-year state fees.
Order set by five weighted criteria (see method): three-year service fees 31%, filings covered 29%, then renewal, fit with Hawaii rules and fee transparency.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for adding a second state
First choice$199 plus the $51 state fee; $149/yr after
Top spot, Mainstay Filing. $199 over the state fee, registered agent free in year one, then $149 a year.
Three-year service fees: $100 above HI Registered Agent.org. In return, more of the state's paperwork is done for you.
Year two on, the agent costs $149 a year in every state.
Registration runs on the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1), sent to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division with $51. Include original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, not older than 60 days.
Then each cycle the annual report ($12.50), end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered.
Checklist
Original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, at most 60 days.
The LLC's legal name and the day it was formed.
A registered agent based in the state (included with each pick).
A budget for the $51 filing fee.
Operating unregistered: risks
State courts will not hear a suit from an unregistered LLC (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)). Contracts stay valid (HRS 414-432(e); 428-1008(b)). Fees owed for the gap come due too.
Reasoning
Mainstay Filing pulled ahead of HI Registered Agent.org on scope of the price, weighted 29%.
A foreign LLC lives in two states, and coverage decided the order.
Hawaii foreign registration service questions
Fee for a foreign LLC to register in Hawaii?
$51 to the state. Services here charge $199 more.
Foreign registration form for Hawaii?
Use the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1); it goes to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.
Home-state certificate required?
Yes: original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, dated within 60 days of filing.
Anything due yearly from a foreign LLC?
Yes, the annual report, fee $12.50.
What if the LLC works there unregistered?
State courts will not hear a suit from an unregistered LLC (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)). Contracts stay valid (HRS 414-432(e); 428-1008(b)). Fees owed for the gap come due too.
Hawaii: a registered agent for a foreign LLC?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Which service do you pick for foreign registration?
Mainstay Filing, HI Registered Agent.org and Hawaii Registered Agent.co, by rank.