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3 Best LLC Services in Hawaii (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for LLC services in Hawaii in 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), HI Registered Agent.org ($199) and Hawaii Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Mainstay Filing takes the call: $199 a year gets you the Hawaii formation, a year of registered agent service and the annual report, and it renews at $199.
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Top pick on this page

1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation, agent and annual report in a single price

$199 a year plus the state fee, $250 due at checkout

Editorial score 9.5 out of 10

The desk picks Mainstay Filing: the formation, the registered agent and the annual report all ride on one $199 yearly price, renewing at $199.

Mainstay files the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report for you when you renew. Hawaii wants $12.50 every year, by last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized, and a late filing tacks on $10; Mainstay hands the state's fee through at cost.

Over three years Mainstay runs $200 more than HI Registered Agent.org, and the desk thinks the wider coverage is worth it.

In the price

  • Your LLC formation, handled
  • Registered agent service for the full year
  • Annual report, filed by Mainstay
  • EIN application handled

Strengths

  • $199 on renewal, nothing extra
  • EIN application comes with the package
  • Hawaii's fee passes through at cost
  • One $199 yearly price that takes in the annual report

Cons

  • Its agent renews at $100 a year more than HI Registered Agent.org
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Low renewal

2. HI Registered Agent.org: best for a Hawaii LLC with no plans to expand

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.1 out of 10

Runner-up, HI Registered Agent.org: Hawaii formation for $199 on top of the state's fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year to keep the agent.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report out of its prices, so you send that filing to Hawaii yourself every year.

In the price

  • LLC filing done for you
  • The first year as your registered agent

Strengths

  • The first registered agent year is included
  • Then $99 a year for agent service
  • A $199 formation price, state fee on top

Cons

  • No Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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Best value here

3. Hawaii Registered Agent.co: best for keeping it local in Hawaii

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.0 out of 10

Third, Hawaii Registered Agent.co: Hawaii formation for $199 on top of the state's fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year to keep the agent.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report out of its prices, so you send that filing to Hawaii yourself every year.

HI Registered Agent.org and Hawaii Registered Agent.co list the same prices and plan features, so it is close and either one works.

In the price

  • LLC filing done for you
  • The first year as your registered agent

Strengths

  • The agent costs $99 after year one
  • Registered agent service for year one is covered
  • Formation at $199 before state fees

Cons

  • No Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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The desk's 3 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Service fee Year two Good for Visit
1 Mainstay Filing 9.5 $199 $199/yr Formation, agent and annual report in a single price Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 HI Registered Agent.org 9.1 $199 $99/yr A Hawaii-only LLC on a shoestring Visit HI Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Hawaii Registered Agent.co 9.0 $199 $99/yr A Hawaii-only LLC on a shoestring Visit Hawaii Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The scores out of 10 are the desk's own, drawn from the criteria on How we rank. They are not customer ratings.

What a Hawaii LLC service costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report filed on your behalf
Mainstay Filing $199 $199 $199 $597 Yes
HI Registered Agent.org $199 $99 $99 $397 No
Hawaii Registered Agent.co $199 $99 $99 $397 No

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Hawaii's $51 filing fee comes on top of every row and is left out of these totals.

Why Mainstay Filing is the pick

The desk's method puts 33% on spend over three years and 33% on work the price removes, and 34% across what renewal looks like, fit with the state and plain price display. For Hawaii, work the price removes did the deciding.

Hawaii wants a report each year and charges $12.50, plus $10 if you are late. Mainstay's price covers that filing and HI Registered Agent.org's does not, and that outweighed HI Registered Agent.org's lower three-year cost.

The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

Hawaii LLC filing fee and form: the official numbers

It takes $51 to file the Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1) with the Hawaii Secretary of State. Every service here adds that fee at cost on top of its own price.

After you form: keeping the Hawaii LLC in order

Send in the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year, by last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized. It costs $12.50. Late means $10 extra. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Hawaii LLC service: reader questions

What will setting up an LLC in Hawaii cost you?

$51 goes to the state and $199 to the service.

What do you file to create the LLC?

The Articles of Organization for Limited Liability Company (Form LLC-1), sent to the Hawaii Secretary of State.

Does a Hawaii LLC have to line up a registered agent on day one?

Yes. Hawaii expects a registered agent from the start, with a street address inside the state.

What keeps coming due once a Hawaii LLC exists?

One filing: the Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report, every year, due last day of the quarter in which the LLC was organized, costing $12.50.

Does the service price take care of the EIN?

Mainstay Filing builds it into the yearly price. HI Registered Agent.org and Hawaii Registered Agent.co tack on $99. The IRS never charges for an EIN.

Who is our pick for an LLC service in Hawaii?

Mainstay Filing, since one $199 yearly bill covers the Hawaii formation filing, the registered agent and the annual report.

See also

Where the numbers came from

  1. Hawaii DCCA Business Registration Division release of July 1, 2026, last checked October 2026
  2. Hawaii yearly filing: Annual report: fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  3. Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  4. Hawaii formation fee: Filing fee, official source, last checked October 2026
  5. Hawaii registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  6. Mainstay Filing: Hawaii service page, as of November 12, 2026
  7. HI Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  8. Hawaii Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026