Must the LLC name a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
The law underneath: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 428-107. peek at capitol.hawaii.gov, confirmed October 2026
Who qualifies?
A Hawaii resident, or a business entity formed in Hawaii or authorized to do business there. The LLC cannot be its own agent.
If you qualify, you can serve yourself at no cost.
How much does an agent cost?
$99 to $149 annually, $297 to $447 in total across three years.
State fees stay the same whichever agent you pick.
What does an agent handle for the LLC?
The agent is the party that signs for lawsuits and state mail addressed to the LLC, at a Hawaii street address.
Ask how quickly the agent tells you when something arrives, so no deadline slips by. What is service of process?
What does the LLC owe the state each year?
Plan on $12.50 each year for the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report. For timing the state says: last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized.
peek at files.hawaii.gov, confirmed October 2026
What put number one on top?
Mainstay Filing wins the what is inside the price layer, which counts 29%.
Five layers set the order: total across three years (34%), what is inside the price (29%), price laid out in the open (14%), how the renewal behaves (12%) and how far it reaches (11%).
Only the first pick holds up in all fifty states, and that counts the day the LLC registers elsewhere.
How we open it up