What does an LLC cost in this state?
$51 if you file yourself, and $199 more if a service does it.
Three years of state fees will cost you $76. cca.hawaii.gov · October 2026 · checked
What goes to the state to form the LLC?
Just one paper forms the LLC: the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1), sent to the Hawaii Secretary of State.
The law behind it: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 428-203. cca.hawaii.gov · October 2026 · checked
Could I skip naming a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A Hawaii resident, or a business entity formed in Hawaii or authorized to do business there. The LLC cannot be its own agent.
capitol.hawaii.gov · October 2026 · checked
What's the upkeep?
One thing keeps recurring, the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report, each year, costing $12.50 a time. As the state words it, it's due last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized, and that's easy to forget.
Miss the deadline and the state tacks on $10.
files.hawaii.gov · October 2026 · checked
Can I skip the service and file myself?
Yes, you can. On your own you'd owe just the state's fees, which come to $76 over three years.
Expect $397 to $597 over three years if you hire.
What put number one on top?
It comes down to work taken off your hands, and Mainstay Filing is best at it.
Together, cost across three years and work taken off your hands make up 64% of the score.
One thing decides it: the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report is in the first pick's price, while HI Registered Agent.org leaves it to you.
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