3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Hawaii (2026), No Fluff
Hawaii, 2026: Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and HI Registered Agent.org ($199) are our picks for foreign registration services, in that order. Hawaii charges $51 to register no matter who files, and services add $397 to $497 over three years.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team
Quick facts
The short of it
What the state charges to register
$51
Certificate from home?
Yes, attach it (60 days old, tops)
Once you're registered
$12.50, annual report
Our pick
Hawaii Registered Agent.co, Mainstay Filing then HI Registered Agent.org
1. Hawaii Registered Agent.co: best for registering in one place only
Service $199 plus $51 to the state; agent renewal $99
Add up three years of its service fees and you've got $397. That's why Hawaii Registered Agent.co is first.
It beats Mainstay Filing on three-year cost, and cost is the biggest test.
What you get
Hawaii registration filing
The first agent year's on them
Pluses
The first agent year's included
$199 plus the state fee
$99 a year from year two
What's not
Your home state needs its own agent
#2Works in all 50 states
2. Mainstay Filing: best for adding states down the road
Service $199 plus $51 to the state; agent renewal $149
Mainstay Filing takes second place: there's one fee, $199, whatever state you're registering in, and the registered agent is waived for the first year.
It ranks lower because three years cost $100 more than Hawaii Registered Agent.co, and price is the biggest test.
Year one of the registered agent is on the house; every renewal after that is $149.
What you get
Your registration filed for you
Registered agent, on the house in year one
The same fee no matter the state
Pluses
$199 over the state fee
Ready for the next state
The first agent year's covered
What's not
Agent renews at $149, $50 above Hawaii Registered Agent.co
#3Hawaii only
3. HI Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state choice
Service $199 plus $51 to the state; agent renewal $99
HI Registered Agent.org comes in third because add up three years of its service fees and you've got $397.
Price for price, it's a tie with Hawaii Registered Agent.co.
What you get
Hawaii registration filing
The first agent year's on them
Pluses
The first agent year's included
$199 plus the state fee
$99 a year from year two
What's not
Your home state needs its own agent
The numbers
#
Who
Year one
Then
3 years
What you get
1
Hawaii Registered Agent.co
$199
$99/yr
$397
hawaii registration filing; The first agent year's on them
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 13, 2026. State fees are the same whoever you pick.
The questions that matter
When does an out-of-state LLC have to register?
Do it first, sell second: an LLC from elsewhere signs up with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division before taking its first Hawaii customer.
If you skip it, expect Hawaii's courts won't hear its claims (HRS 414-432(a); 428-1008(a)); back fees for the unregistered months.
Figure $51 to the state and $199 if you hire help.
Add three years of state fees, registration included, and you're at $76. go check cca.hawaii.gov, last confirmed October 2026
What registers the LLC?
The form's the Application for Certificate of Authority for Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form FLLC-1), and the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division gets it.
Attach original certificate of existence from the jurisdiction of formation issued within the last 60 days.
What do I owe once I'm registered?
Next up is the annual report, at $12.50.
Per the state, it's due End of the quarter in which the LLC was registered.
Why this order?
Hawaii Registered Agent.co scores best on money out the door in three years, and that test is worth 35%.
We run five tests: money out the door in three years (35%), jobs the price actually covers (30%), no hunting for the price (14%), no surprise at renewal (11%) and where it works (10%).
Hawaii Registered Agent.co undercuts Mainstay Filing by $100 over three years, ending at $397.