Reference · Hawaii
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 agency | Hawaii Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division (DCCA/BREG) |
|---|---|
| Formation filing fee | $50 |
| Filing fee notes | Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1), domestic LLC: $50 standard. Optional $25 expedite. Chapter 428 HRS. |
| Standard processing | Not stated in days on official page. |
| Expedited options | $25 expedite fee for formation filings (mergers/conversions expedite is $75). |
| Periodic report | Annual Report |
| Report frequency | annual |
| Report fee | $15 |
| Report deadline | Due 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 penalty | Not specified on official DCCA pages. |
| Administrative dissolution | Possible for failure to file annual reports; exact timeline not stated. |
| State tax | No franchise tax for LLCs. Hawaii imposes a General Excise Tax on business activity generally, not an entity franchise tax. |
| Minimum state tax | None |
| Newspaper publication | Not required |
| Registered agent required | Yes |
| First-year minimum | $50 |
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
Every figure above traces to one of these. If a state changes a fee and we haven't caught it, tell us — we log corrections publicly.
- Hawaii Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division (DCCA/BREG) — cca.hawaii.gov
- Hawaii Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division (DCCA/BREG) — cca.hawaii.gov
- Hawaii Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division (DCCA/BREG) — cca.hawaii.gov
Keep reading
More on Hawaii, and the states most like it
This page is the raw record. These are the places that record gets used — and the states whose rules work the same way.
- Hawaii filing deadlinesWhen the annual report is due, and what late costs
- What an LLC costs in HawaiiThe whole first year — $50
- What an LLC costs in CaliforniaNext door, $840 more
- What an LLC costs in AlaskaNext door, $200 more
- What an LLC costs in ArizonaCosts about the same — $50
- What an LLC costs in NevadaThe "cheap incorporation state" that costs $350 a year to keep
- What an LLC costs in MassachusettsThe most expensive state in the country — $1,000
- How we verify every figureOur sourcing standard
- What changed and whenDated record of fee changes