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Hawaii requires every LLC to keep a registered agent at a Hawaii street address, staffed during business hours, on file every day the company exists. Through our partner Registered Agents Inc, that agent is $74.25 a year, one price in every state and the same at renewal.
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From Hawaii law and its filing office, each with its source: the term it uses, who can serve, the form to change agents, and what happens if the agent lapses.
| Rule | What the official source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Legal term and requiring statute | Hawaii uses "registered agent". Under HRS chapter 425R (Registered Agents Act), an agent is either a "commercial registered agent" listed with the director under 425R-5, or a "noncommercial registered agent". HRS 428-107 requires every Hawaii LLC, and every foreign LLC authorized in Hawaii, to continuously maintain a registered agent in Hawaii. | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Who can serve | The agent must have a business address in Hawaii and may be (1) an individual who resides in Hawaii, (2) a domestic entity authorized to do business in Hawaii, or (3) a foreign entity authorized to do business in Hawaii (HRS 428-107). The state's LLC annual report instructions (Form C5) add: "A domestic limited liability company cannot be its own agent." | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Street address rule | Any address a chapter 425R filing requires must be "an actual street address or rural route box number in the State" (HRS 425R-3). BREG's FAQ says a registered agent "must be physically present in the State." | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Changing the agent (form, fee, how) | File Form X-7, "Statement of Change of Registered Agent By Entity" (HRS 425R-7), revised 11/2025. The fee is $25 per affected entity, or $1 each when 201 or more are filed together. For an LLC it is signed by a manager (manager-managed) or a member (member-managed). Members and managers do not need to approve the filing. It takes effect on filing. BREG accepts paper filings by mail, fax, email or in person. The LLC annual report (Form C5) also lets you line out and change the agent. | cca.hawaii.gov |
| Fee confirmation | The BREG domestic LLC fee page lists: "Statement of Change/Resignation of Registered Agent, Limited Liability Company $25.00" ($25 more for expedited review), Commercial Registered Agent Listing Statement $100.00, and Commercial Registered Agent Termination Statement $25.00. | cca.hawaii.gov |
| Agent resignation is a separate filing | The agent files Form X-9, "Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent" ($25 per entity). It takes effect on the earlier of the 31st day after filing or the appointment of a new agent. The agent must promptly notify the entity, and may resign whether or not the entity is in good standing (HRS 425R-10, 428-109). | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Consequence of no valid agent | The director may begin administrative termination of an LLC that fails to "appoint and maintain an agent for service of process" or to report a change in the agent's name or business address (HRS 428-809). The director mails a notice. If the LLC does not cure within 60 days, the director signs a decree of termination, and the LLC may then only wind up its affairs (HRS 428-810). The LLC can apply for reinstatement within 2 years (HRS 428-811). For a foreign LLC, the same failure is a ground to revoke its certificate of authority on 60 days' notice (HRS 428-1006). | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Shown on the public business search? | Yes. BREG's FAQ says information filed about registered agents, officers, members and managers "is public and can be viewed by searching under the registered entity name in our Business Name Search" (Hawaii Business Express). Form instructions state: "ALL BUSINESS REGISTRATION FILINGS ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION (SECTION 92F-11, HRS)." | cca.hawaii.gov |
| If the agent can't be served | Process may be served on the registered agent, a manager (manager-managed), or a member (member-managed) found in the jurisdiction. If none of them can be found, it may be served on any person found in charge of the LLC's property, business or office. If no one can be found in Hawaii and there is no agent on file, or the named agent is not in Hawaii, service may be made by registered or certified mail to the LLC's principal office (HRS 428-110). | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Commercial registered agent listing | A person or entity in the business of serving as a registered agent can list as a Commercial Registered Agent by filing Form X-11 (Commercial Registered Agent Listing Statement, $100 under HRS 425R-2). An LLC that uses a listed commercial agent names only the agent. The listing deletes the agent's address from each represented entity's filing, and the address on the listing is used instead (HRS 425R-4(a)(1), 425R-5(d)). Terminating the listing (Form X-13) costs $25 and takes effect on the 31st day after filing. | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| No separate agent signature: appointment is the affirmation | In Hawaii the new agent does not sign an acceptance. Naming the agent in a filing "is an affirmation by the represented entity that the agent has consented to serve as such" (HRS 425R-4(b), 425R-7(c)). Form X-7 prints this statement. | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
| Office title as agent | Instead of naming a person or company, a Hawaii entity with no commercial registered agent may name the title of an office or position within the entity (for example, a manager). Service then goes to whoever holds that position at its Hawaii business office (HRS 425R-4(a)(2)(B)). | data.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Allowed in general if you have a Hawaii street address and are reliably there in business hours. Free, but your address becomes public record, a process server can arrive in front of customers, and every trip out of town is a gap in coverage.
Works until it doesn't: they move, change jobs, or sign for a summons and forget to mention it. The lawsuit does not pause because the agent was a favor. You also need their Hawaii address on the public record.
A Hawaii office, staffed, whose only job is to be there. Notices are scanned the day they arrive, your home address stays off the registry, and the Hawaii calendar is tracked for you. Ours, through our partner Registered Agents Inc, is $74.25 a year.
Not legal advice. Who may serve in Hawaii is in the sourced table above.
Service on the registered agent counts as service on the company. If the papers stop there, deadlines to respond run anyway, and the other side can ask the court to rule without hearing from you.
State notices about Hawaii filings, fees and agent problems go to the same address. Unanswered, they turn into penalties, loss of good standing and eventually administrative dissolution.
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The registered agent is the address Hawaii writes to about the Hawaii annual report, due by the end of the calendar quarter your formation anniversary falls in (March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31) with a state fee of $12.50. A paper filing costs $15. Late: $10 for each year it is late.
An agent who scans the reminder the day it lands is the difference between filing on time and finding out from a late notice. Our dashboard tracks the Hawaii date from the day you sign up. Exact due date, official filing link and free reminders on the Hawaii annual report page.
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How to change your Hawaii registered agent: the form and state fee.
Change my agentFrom $123.75 + state fee+ card processing fee at checkout
Starting fresh in Hawaii? Form the LLC and add the agent in the same order, so the articles list a compliant address from the first filing. You own it outright: no subscription, no upsell.
Form my Hawaii LLCNo. Under HRS 425R-7(c), naming the new agent is the LLC's own affirmation that the agent has agreed to serve. Form X-7 is signed by a member or manager of the LLC. To switch to Registered Agents Inc through us, our change-of-agent order form collects what the filing needs and we handle the paperwork.
$25 for Form X-7 (Statement of Change of Registered Agent By Entity), plus $25 if you want expedited review.
An individual or entity in the business of serving as a registered agent that has filed a Commercial Registered Agent Listing Statement ($100) with DCCA. An entity using one names only the agent; the address comes from the agent's listing (HRS 425R-4, 425R-5).
DCCA can start administrative termination. If the LLC does not fix the problem within 60 days of the notice, it is terminated and can only wind up. It may apply for reinstatement within two years (HRS 428-809 to 428-811).
Yes. Hawaii, like every state and DC, requires an LLC or corporation to continuously maintain a registered agent with a physical street address in Hawaii who is available during normal business hours to accept service of process and official state mail. A P.O. box does not qualify.
Generally yes, if you have a Hawaii street address and someone is reliably there during business hours. The trade-offs: your home address becomes public record, a process server can appear at your door in front of customers or family, and a missed delivery while you travel can mean a lawsuit proceeds without your knowledge. Confirm eligibility on the official state portal linked above.
Not automatically. The Hawaii annual report is due by the end of the calendar quarter your formation anniversary falls in (March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31), state fee $12.50. With registered agent service through our partner Registered Agents Inc, we track that date on your dashboard and remind you; filing it is a separate order. See the Hawaii annual report page for the official filing link.
$74.25 per year per company, the same in every state and the same at renewal. The service is provided through our partner Registered Agents Inc. Every notice the agent receives is scanned to your dashboard and triaged by urgency; legal notices are held for your review. Checkout adds a $2.22 card processing fee, so $76.47 is due today. Order through the registered agent order form; nothing is filed without an order.
No. Vermilion Vitez is a filing-services company, not a law firm. This page is educational, sourced reference information (the last-verified date is at the top); confirm requirements on the official state site or with a professional before acting.
Each state where the LLC is formed or registered to do business as a foreign LLC needs its own in-state agent. Checking a name first? Hawaii LLC name search. Opening a bank account? Hawaii certificate of good standing. Starting from scratch? How to start an LLC in Hawaii, and the full LLC cost in Hawaii. Selling taxable goods? Hawaii sales tax permit.
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