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Hawaii LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Hawaii and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Hawaii as a foreign LLC, which costs $51 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Hawaii costs $51.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeHawaii foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Hawaii$51Not needed$51$25
Form in Wyoming$100$51$151$145
Form in Delaware$110$51$161$825
Form in Nevada$425$51$476$725

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Hawaii (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Hawaii registration, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $51 state fee = $250

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year.

2. HI Registered Agent.org

$199 + $51 state fee = $250

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Hawaii Registered Agent.co

$199 + $51 state fee = $250

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Hawaii page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division.

Hawaii questions

Do I still register in Hawaii if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Hawaii, Hawaii generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division, for $51. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Hawaii?

$51 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Hawaii Business Registration Division), $12.50 (due: end of the quarter in which the LLC was registered).

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