HI Registered Agent.org takes the top spot because $199 above the state fee gets the company registered in Hawaii, and the agent renews at $99.
The registered office is an in-state street address supplied by the plan, and any papers served on the company show up as scans in your online account.
It comes in below Mainstay Filing over three years.
In the price
- Hawaii registration filed for you
- One year of registered agent service to start
Good
- Registration costs $199 before the state fee
- The agent is $99 a year from year two
- Covers your first year of registered agent service
Watch for
- Hawaii only; your home state needs its own agent
- The EIN application is an extra charge ($99)
Mainstay Filing makes the list at number two because the fee is $199 plus the state's own, with a free first year as registered agent, and the price is identical in every state.
Year one as agent costs nothing; every year after it is $149, wherever the company registers.
HI Registered Agent.org undercuts it by $100 across three years, which leaves Mainstay Filing second on cost.
In the price
- The registration filing prepared and submitted
- Your registered agent for year one at no charge
- Service of process scanned and uploaded within the same business day, free
Good
- The same price in each of the fifty states
- No charge for registered agent service in year one
- Papers served on the company are scanned the same business day at no charge
- $199 service fee, with the state's fee added
Watch for
- The agent is $149 a year after year one, $50 above HI Registered Agent.org
Hawaii Registered Agent.co makes the list at number three because $199 above the state fee gets the company registered in Hawaii, and the agent renews at $99.
The registered office is an in-state street address supplied by the plan, and any papers served on the company show up as scans in your online account.
Hawaii Registered Agent.co matches HI Registered Agent.org on price and features, so this pair is a near tie.
In the price
- Hawaii registration filed for you
- One year of registered agent service to start
Good
- Covers your first year of registered agent service
- $199 for the service, state fee extra
- An agent price of $99 in year two
Watch for
- Hawaii only; your home state needs its own agent
- The EIN application is an extra charge ($99)
The 3 picks side by side
The 10-point scores come from Filing Shortlist's editors and the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.
Hawaii foreign registration service pricing in 2026: first year, renewals, three-year total
Every price comes from the company's own pages as of November 12, 2026. The $51 Hawaii registration fee comes on top of each row and is left out of the totals.
How the cut was made
Three-year price separated the picks in Hawaii. The method gives three-year price 28%, gives what the price covers 28% and splits 44% over renewal terms, fit for the state and price clarity.
HI Registered Agent.org adds up to $397 over three years, which is $100 below Mainstay Filing. Both services include year one, which left the renewal price to settle the order.
Every criterion and weight is set out on How we rank.
Registering a foreign LLC in Hawaii: fee, form and office
Registration goes to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division on the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1). The state fee is $51. Along with the form, Hawaii expects original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, no older than 60 days when you file.
Each year after that, the company files the annual report for $12.50, due end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered.
What to have ready before you file
- Original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, dated within 60 days of filing.
- The company's exact legal name and its formation date in the home state.
- A registered agent at a street address in the state. Every company on this shortlist can be that agent.
- Payment of the $51 state fee with the filing.
- A reminder in your own calendar for the annual report and its $12.50 fee.
The cost of skipping Hawaii registration
An unregistered out-of-state LLC cannot sue in Hawaii courts (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)). Its contracts remain valid (HRS 414-432(e); 428-1008(b)). Fees for the unregistered period come due as well.
Common questions about Hawaii foreign registration services
Must an LLC from another state register in Hawaii?
It must, once it does business in the state. An unregistered company cannot sue in the state's courts until it does.
What is the full price of a foreign LLC registration in Hawaii?
The state fee is $51, and service fees run $199.
What is the Hawaii foreign registration form called?
It is the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1), submitted to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.
Does Hawaii ask for proof of good standing from home?
It does. The state wants original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation, dated no more than 60 days before the filing.
Does a registered foreign LLC still need a registered agent?
Yes. The company keeps a registered agent in the state, at a street address there, for as long as it stays registered.
Which service leads the Hawaii foreign registration shortlist?
HI Registered Agent.org, because registering costs $199 plus the state fee, with the first registered agent year covered, then $99 a year for the agent.
Where the figures come from
- Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division release of July 1, 2026 (checked again October 2026)
- Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source (checked again October 2026)
- Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source (checked again October 2026)
- Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source (checked again October 2026)
- Hawaii registered agent statute (checked again October 2026)
- Hawaii DCCA, foreign LLC registration (checked again October 2026)
- Form FLLC-1 (checked again October 2026)
- Foreign LLC filing fees (checked again October 2026)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1003, activities that are not transacting business (checked again October 2026)
- New Hawaii business registration portal FAQs (checked again October 2026)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-432, consequences of transacting business without authority (checked again November 2026)
- Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1008, effect of failure to obtain certificate of authority (checked again November 2026)
- Pulled from HI Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026
- Pulled from Mainstay Filing: Hawaii service page, November 12, 2026
- Pulled from Hawaii Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, November 12, 2026