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What foreign registration costs by state / Hawaii

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Hawaii (2026): What You Pay

Mainstay Filing ($199), HI Registered Agent.org ($199) and Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199) give you the best value among Hawaii foreign registration services for 2026, in that order. The state's $51 is the same whoever you hire. Service fees add $397 to $497 by year three.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Your spend is 38% of the ranking and the work covered is 31% (more on this)

Your Hawaii budget

Fee you pay at registration $51 cca.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What year one costs you $199 State fee not included
Your three-year spend $397 to $497 Opening year plus two more
State total, years 1 to 3 $76 Registration, reports and any minimum tax
Prices swap in Never Order holds for ten years

Hawaii ranking

Ranked by how we rank. The $51 state fee is not folded into any option.

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Start here

1. Mainstay Filing: best for registering again and again

Starts at $199; later years $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing comes first because $199 beyond what Hawaii charges, then $149 a year for the agent.

Three years cost you $100 more than HI Registered Agent.org, but the extra work it covers counts for more in the ranking.

Your agent price from year two: $149 a year, in any state.

Your price covers

  • The foreign registration filing
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • The same fee in each state

What you get

  • Same fee wherever you register
  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 for the registration

What to watch

  • $50 more each year for the agent
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In-state company

2. HI Registered Agent.org: best for the smallest agent bill

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Next, HI Registered Agent.org: you pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Then $99 a year
  • Year-one agent covered
  • Service fee of $199

What to watch

  • Hawaii only, so the home state needs its own agent
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In-state company

3. Hawaii Registered Agent.co: best for another in-state registrant

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Next, Hawaii Registered Agent.co: you pay $199 on top of the state fee and get a first agent year with it, then $99 each year.

No price gap from HI Registered Agent.org.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Then $99 a year
  • Year-one agent covered
  • Service fee of $199

What to watch

  • Hawaii only, so the home state needs its own agent

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 HI Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out HI Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Hawaii Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Hawaii Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Year one plus renewals, using prices from November 13, 2026. No service overtakes another within ten years.

Break-even check

Choose your years and the calculator adds year one to each renewal for every service.

You would pay Mainstay Filing $497, HI Registered Agent.org $397, Hawaii Registered Agent.co $397 over 3 years. Lowest at that point: HI Registered Agent.org.

Hawaii fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to register $51 cca.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $12.50 cca.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees summed, years 1 to 3 $76 Our sum

Each line links to the state's own page. Together they give you the three-year state total: filing, reports in years two and three, and a minimum tax if there is one.

What settled it

Upkeep the price covers put Mainstay Filing first. That factor is 31% of the ranking, and your three-year spend, year-two surprise, where the bills cross and price you can see make up the remainder.

A foreign LLC already lives in two states, so a provider covering both came first.

What Hawaii charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

What you need to register: the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1), the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division, $51. Include original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation no older than 60 days.

The price of not registering: no standing to sue before Hawaii courts (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)); back fees on top.

Straight from the source: cca.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

If you skip the service

If you file everything yourself, all you pay is the state: $76 over three years. A service piles $397 to $497 on top for the paperwork.

Common questions

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Hawaii?

$51 in state fees, and a service would add $199 in year one.

What will these services cost me over three years?

After three years you will have paid $397 to $497 in service fees.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1) with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Hawaii?

Yes, and it can be at most 60 days old: original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual report next, and it costs $12.50.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

No break-even inside ten years.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Hawaii?

By our five factors the Hawaii order is Mainstay Filing, HI Registered Agent.org and Hawaii Registered Agent.co, led by Mainstay Filing on upkeep the price covers.

Related pages

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division traces back to cca.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  2. Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report traces back to files.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  3. Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee traces back to cca.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  4. Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee traces back to cca.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  5. Hawaii registered agent statute traces back to capitol.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  6. Hawaii DCCA, foreign LLC registration traces back to cca.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  7. Form FLLC-1 traces back to files.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  8. Foreign LLC filing fees traces back to cca.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  9. Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1003, activities traces back to capitol.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  10. New Hawaii business registration portal traces back to cca.hawaii.gov; we looked in October 2026.
  11. Hawaii Revised Statutes 414-432, consequences traces back to capitol.hawaii.gov; we looked in November 2026.
  12. Hawaii Revised Statutes 428-1008, effect traces back to capitol.hawaii.gov; we looked in November 2026.
  13. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing Hawaii service page page said this
  14. On November 13, 2026 the HI Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this
  15. On November 13, 2026 the Hawaii Registered Agent.co pricing page page said this