How much does an LLC cost in Hawaii?
$50.00 to file, paid to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division. Then $12.50 every year to stay in good standing.
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What you pay, and when
| To form it | $50.00, once. $50 plus a $1.00 State Archives fee, so $51 in practice. Expedited review is $25 more. Filing fees are not refundable if the filing is rejected. |
| Every year after | $12.50. Not a date — a quarter. Hawaii puts you in the quarter your registration date falls in (January to March, April to June, July to September, or October to December) and the report is due by the last day of that quarter, every year. $12.50 online, $15 on paper. Since 2023 the reminders are email only. |
| If you miss it | $10 for each year you are behind, and you can still file the old ones online to catch up. |
| Registered agent | Required. You can be your own if you have a street address in Hawaii and do not mind it being public. |
Do it yourself
You file this directly with the state. There is nobody in the middle who has to be paid to do it, and nothing on this page is a Base888 charge — the fees above are paid to Hawaii.
File with Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division
Check the name is free first: hbe.ehawaii.gov