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

If you are budgeting for LLC formation services in Hawaii this 2026, start with Mainstay Filing ($199), Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199) and HI Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Whoever you hire, Hawaii still collects $51; the services themselves cost $397 to $597 over three years.
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)

Budget snapshot

Your state filing fee $51 cca.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
First-year prices $199 Before government fees
Your three-year spend $397 to $597 Opening year plus two more
What the state collects in 3 years $76 Official amounts only
Prices swap in Bills stay apart No service overtakes another

Hawaii ranking

Options sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $51 state fee stays outside the service prices.

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Our top pick

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a yearly price you can plan around

$199 annually, renewing at $199
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing comes first because it is the only price here that includes the annual report in $199 a year.

Pay $200 more than Hawaii Registered Agent.co across three years and the repeating filings stop being your problem.

You never file the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report; Hawaii's $12.50 is passed along at cost.

Your price covers

  • Formation handled for you
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • No markup on government fees

What you get

  • Renewal stays at $199
  • EIN application covered
  • $199 per year, all in

What to watch

  • Hawaii Registered Agent.co renews for $100 less
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Hawaii only

2. Hawaii Registered Agent.co: best for a basic start

$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Next, Hawaii Registered Agent.co: $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

The Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report is not covered by this price.

Your price covers

  • Formation handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Then $99 a year
  • Year-one agent covered

What to watch

  • The Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report lands on your desk
  • EIN application not included ($99)
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Hawaii only

3. HI Registered Agent.org: best for a second in-state filer

$199 for formation, $99 for the agent after that
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Next, HI Registered Agent.org: $199 pays for formation and the agent adds $99 yearly afterward.

The Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report is not covered by this price.

Hawaii Registered Agent.co lists identical prices.

Your price covers

  • Formation handled for you
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Year-one agent covered
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Then $99 a year

What to watch

  • The Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report lands on your desk
  • EIN application not included ($99)

What each service adds up to

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 $398 $597 $995 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Hawaii Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Hawaii Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 HI Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out HI Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Company prices from November 13, 2026, added up for you year by year. No break-even shows up inside ten years.

Break-even check

Choose your years and the calculator adds year one to each renewal for every service, counting the EIN application when you tick it.

Your spend for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, Hawaii Registered Agent.co $397, HI Registered Agent.org $397. Lowest of the totals: Hawaii Registered Agent.co.

What Hawaii charges you (official)

What you pay for Amount Source
Filing to form your LLC $51 cca.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Recurring report $12.50 every year files.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Cost of missing the deadline $10 files.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
State fees over three years $76 Lines added together

Think of the state total as one filing, two reports and a yearly minimum tax where it applies. Notices and similar costs are listed separately.

Why number one is number one

Mainstay Filing did better than Hawaii Registered Agent.co on upkeep the price covers, a 31% factor.

Not having to file the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report yourself counted for more than Hawaii Registered Agent.co's smaller three-year bill.

With the EIN application in your budget, the totals cross in year 2, when Mainstay Filing passes Hawaii Registered Agent.co.

What Hawaii charges you to form an LLC and what it requires

$51 and the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1), filed with the Hawaii Secretary of State, bring your company into existence. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

The state's wording: cca.hawaii.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

Doing it alone

Without a service you pay $76 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $597 to your bill.

Common questions

How much will an LLC formation service cost me in Hawaii?

$199 to the service and $51 to the state.

What will these services cost me over three years?

After three years you will have paid $397 to $597 in service fees.

How much will Hawaii charge me to file an LLC?

Hawaii bills $51 for the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1).

What will Hawaii charge me each year after formation?

The cost that repeats is the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report, at $12.50 annually (last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized).

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

It depends who you pick: Mainstay Filing includes it, Hawaii Registered Agent.co charges $99 and HI Registered Agent.org charges $99.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Over ten years the totals never swap places.

Which LLC formation service is the best value for me in Hawaii?

Mainstay Filing is first for you, with Hawaii Registered Agent.co and HI Registered Agent.org after it.

Where to go next

What forming an LLC costs by state for all 50 states Best LLC services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. For Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division, open cca.hawaii.gov (read October 2026).
  2. For Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report, open files.hawaii.gov (read October 2026).
  3. For Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, open cca.hawaii.gov (read October 2026).
  4. For Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, open cca.hawaii.gov (read October 2026).
  5. For Hawaii registered agent statute, open capitol.hawaii.gov (read October 2026).
  6. Hawaii service page at Mainstay Filing, from November 13, 2026
  7. pricing page at Hawaii Registered Agent.co, from November 13, 2026
  8. pricing page at HI Registered Agent.org, from November 13, 2026