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3 Best LLC Services in Hawaii (2026): Price Table

Our 2026 table for Hawaii puts Mainstay Filing ($199), HI Registered Agent.org ($199) and Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order, ahead of the other LLC formation services. Three years of service charges fall between $397 to $597, and Hawaii collects $51 to file on top of whichever you choose.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Sort key: 40% cost, 30% coverage and three lesser columns. Method

Quick reference

  • Fee at the filing office$51cca.hawaii.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • First-year cells$199Services only
  • What three years cost$397 to $597First year and both renewals
  • State side through year 3$76Equal in every entry
  • Break-even yearEntries keep their placesNothing changes rank

Hawaii price table

Entries sit in value order, with prices taken from company pages. The $51 state fee stays outside the entry prices.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing: best for never preparing the annual report

    Ranked first
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$199/yr
    • Three-year cell$597

    $199 a year, with $51 paid to the state

    Top of the table: Mainstay Filing. Formation, registered agent and annual report are all part of $199 a year, which renews at $199.

    Its three-year cell is $200 higher than HI Registered Agent.org's, but the extra filings it covers count for more in the sort.

    Hawaii charges $12.50 for the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report, which the service passes on without a markup.

    Price buys

    • Articles of organization, filed
    • Registered agent for twelve months
    • Annual report, filed when due
    • EIN application prepared
    • Government fee passed on unchanged

    In its favor

    • No rise at renewal ($199)
    • EIN application included
    • One yearly price of $199

    Against it

    • Yearly premium over HI Registered Agent.org: $100
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. HI Registered Agent.org: best for a bare-bones start

    In-state provider
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    Year one $199; later years $99

    HI Registered Agent.org holds place 2 because the three-year cell reads $397 since renewal is only $99.

    The Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report stays your responsibility.

    Price buys

    • Articles of organization, filed
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Agent included to start
    • Agent renews at $99
    • $199 on top of the state fee

    Against it

    • No part of the fee goes to the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report
    • EIN add-on: $99
    See HI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. Hawaii Registered Agent.co: best for a second in-state filer

    In-state provider
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    Year one $199; later years $99

    Hawaii Registered Agent.co holds place 3 because the three-year cell reads $397 since renewal is only $99.

    The Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report stays your responsibility.

    Year-one and renewal cells both equal HI Registered Agent.org's.

    Price buys

    • Articles of organization, filed
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Agent included to start
    • Agent renews at $99
    • $199 on top of the state fee

    Against it

    • No part of the fee goes to the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report
    • EIN add-on: $99
    See Hawaii Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

What each entry adds up to

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2HI Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See HI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Hawaii Registered Agent.co$199$298$397$595See Hawaii Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. The order of totals stays fixed for ten years.

Break-even check

Totals for 1 to 5 years, EIN application optional. State fees are omitted because every entry owes the same ones.
Total for 3 years: Mainstay Filing $597, HI Registered Agent.org $397, Hawaii Registered Agent.co $397. Lowest of the totals: HI Registered Agent.org.

Official state charges

ChargeCellSource
LLC formation filing$51cca.hawaii.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Periodic report$12.50 every yearfiles.hawaii.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Penalty for a late report$10files.hawaii.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State side, 3 years$76Filing, reports and any tax
Reading down this table, add the filing fee to the two later reports and any minimum tax to get the three-year state figure. Open-ended costs are mentioned but never counted.

What settled the order

Mainstay Filing takes filing work per row, worth 30%, with HI Registered Agent.org close behind.

Filing work per dollar tipped the balance, because the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report comes with the price.

Add the EIN application and Mainstay Filing's cumulative cost passes HI Registered Agent.org's in year 2.

Hawaii LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the official source

The Hawaii Secretary of State accepts the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1) with $51, as set out in Haw. Rev. Stat. § 428-203. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Official wording: cca.hawaii.gov [read October 2026, table note]

If you skip the service

$76 in state fees is the least three years can cost. The table shows what each service piles on ($397 to $597).

Common questions

What do LLC formation services charge in Hawaii?

$199 in year one across these entries, plus the state's $51 filing fee.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Year one plus two renewals comes to $397 to $597.

How much does Hawaii charge to file an LLC?

$51, and the document to file is the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1).

What does Hawaii charge each year after formation?

What recurs is the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report, at $12.50 annually (last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized).

Is the EIN application included in the price?

Mainstay Filing includes it, HI Registered Agent.org adds $99 and Hawaii Registered Agent.co adds $99.

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

They keep one order for ten years.

Which LLC formation service is the best value in Hawaii?

By the five-column test the Hawaii order is Mainstay Filing, HI Registered Agent.org and Hawaii Registered Agent.co, led by Mainstay Filing on filing work per row.

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Where this came from

  1. Figure for Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division confirmed at cca.hawaii.gov during October 2026.
  2. Figure for Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report confirmed at files.hawaii.gov during October 2026.
  3. Figure for Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee confirmed at cca.hawaii.gov during October 2026.
  4. Figure for Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee confirmed at cca.hawaii.gov during October 2026.
  5. Figure for Hawaii registered agent statute confirmed at capitol.hawaii.gov during October 2026.
  6. Price cells copied from Mainstay Filing Hawaii service page, November 13, 2026
  7. Price cells copied from HI Registered Agent.org pricing page, November 13, 2026
  8. Price cells copied from Hawaii Registered Agent.co pricing page, November 13, 2026