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Hawaii LLC requirements

Every requirement we've verified for a domestic LLC in Hawaii, with the source for each. For the plain-English cost answer, use the cost calculator.

Filing agencyHawaii Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division (DCCA/BREG)
Formation filing fee$50
Filing fee notesArticles of Organization (Form LLC-1), domestic LLC: $50 standard. Optional $25 expedite. Chapter 428 HRS.
Standard processingNot stated in days on official page.
Expedited options$25 expedite fee for formation filings (mergers/conversions expedite is $75).
Periodic reportAnnual Report
Report frequencyannual
Report fee$15
Report deadlineDue by the end of the calendar quarter in which the LLC was originally registered (Jan-Mar => Mar 31; Apr-Jun => Jun 30; Jul-Sep => Sep 30; Oct-Dec => Dec 31). Entities registered in the same year the report would be due are NOT required to file that first year.
Late penaltyNot specified on official DCCA pages.
Administrative dissolutionPossible for failure to file annual reports; exact timeline not stated.
State taxNo franchise tax for LLCs. Hawaii imposes a General Excise Tax on business activity generally, not an entity franchise tax.
Minimum state taxNone
Newspaper publicationNot required
Registered agent requiredYes
First-year minimum$50
Verified Checked Source: cca.hawaii.gov All sources

Confidence

What we're less sure about

Verified against the official state page

  • Hawaii exempts an LLC from the annual report in the year it registered - hence $50 only.
  • Late penalty and dissolution timeline unspecified on official pages.

Provenance

Sources

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