The Hawaii Annual Report: Due Date, Fee, and Filing Steps
Dependable registered agent service throughout Hawaii — $99 annually. That fee covers the office address, scanning of legal correspondence, and reminders for state filings.
Hawaii staggers its annual reports. There is no single statewide deadline; your due date is set by the calendar quarter in which your entity was organized. Reports go to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG). Hawaii operates without a Secretary of State, and DCCA fills that role for business filings.
When the Hawaii Annual Report Is Due
The report is due by the last day of your assigned quarter, per HRS § 428-211. The window opens on that quarter's first day.
| Organized | Window opens | Due by |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 - Mar 31 | Jan 1 | Mar 31 |
| Apr 1 - Jun 30 | Apr 1 | Jun 30 |
| Jul 1 - Sep 30 | Jul 1 | Sep 30 |
| Oct 1 - Dec 31 | Oct 1 | Dec 31 |
Two carve-outs: nothing is due in the calendar year the entity was organized, and the first report lands the following year in the assigned quarter. No carve-out for dormancy: inactive companies still file, entering "INACTIVE" as the nature of business.
Fee for the Hawaii Annual Report: $12.50 Online, $15 on Paper
An LLC pays $12.50 filing online through Hawaii Business Express or $15 filing paper Form C5, nonrefundable either way. A $1 archive fee attaches to the filing, and $25 buys expedited review when standard processing is too slow. For-profit corporations pay the same $15 (Form D1); nonprofits pay $5, or $2.50 online.
Filing the Hawaii Annual Report: Step by Step
Ready when you are. Ordering takes about five minutes.
Order Here- Confirm your quarter. Pull your entity's organization date from the state business registry and match it to the table above.
- Choose your form. Domestic LLCs use Form C5; foreign LLCs registered in Hawaii use Form C6.
- Collect the required names. The report lists every manager (manager-managed) or every member (member-managed), each with title and business address, plus a total member count when managers are in charge.
- File at hbe.ehawaii.gov/annuals. Paper filers can instead email the form with a credit card authorization to breg@dcca.hawaii.gov or send it to BREG in Honolulu.
- Pay, then verify. Keep the confirmation and check that the registry shows your report on file.
Miss the Deadline: $100 Per 30 Days, Then Termination
The late penalty runs up to $100 for every 30 days the report stays delinquent. At two years of non-filing, the Director may administratively terminate a domestic LLC or revoke a foreign entity's certificate of authority (HRS § 428-1302). Reinstatement means paying everything owed plus reinstatement charges, so the math always favors filing inside your quarter.
Beyond the Annual Report
Two other recurring items belong on a Hawaii compliance calendar. The General Excise Tax (GET) applies to gross business income at 4%, or 4.5% on Oahu. And swapping your registered agent is a separate $25 state filing whenever it comes up.
Where Our Service Fits
Ready when you are. Ordering takes about five minutes.
Order HereWe do not submit annual reports for clients; that filing stays yours. What the $99/year registered agent service does is keep the deadline visible:
Quarter-timed alerts: reminders before your filing window closes.
Same-day scanning: every BREG notice that reaches your registered agent address is imaged and emailed the day it arrives.
Document portal: received correspondence archived and searchable when you prepare the filing.
A few minutes of data entry and $12.50 keeps an entity alive; ignoring it invites termination. Pair the filing habit with a dependable agent and the whole obligation stays boring, which is the goal.
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