Incorporate your Business Online in Hawaii (HI)
Filings Made Easy can help you incorporate your business online today. Click here the “Get Started Now” button, to begin our five-step incorporation process which takes just minutes to complete. Please read below to learn more about the Hawaii (HI) incorporation process.
Articles of Incorporation:
A corporation is formed in the State of Hawaii when the Articles of Incorporation have been properly completed, filed, and accepted by the Secretary of State of Hawaii (HI).
The Hawaii (HI) Articles of Incorporation must contain: the name of the corporation, the mailing address of initial place of business within Hawaii (HI), the name and address of the initial registered agent, the number of shares of stock the corporation is authorized to issue, and the name(s) and address(es) of the incorporator(s).
Filings Made Easy will include the above information in your Articles of Incorporation unless otherwise specified by you in the online application process. By choosing Filings Made Easy, the name of the incorporator(s), will be Filings Made Easy, an employee or agent of Filings Made Easy. The name and address of the corporation’s registered agent in the State of Hawaii (HI) will also be Filings Made Easy or a party affiliated with Filings Made Easy (Filings Made Easy will provide this service for free for the first six months, and then at the rate of $125 per year each year thereafter, when choosing one of our traditional packages).
Corporation Name:
Your corporation’s name must end in one of the following (or an abbreviation): Incorporated, Corporation, Limited or Company. If you fail to include an ending in your application, Filings Made Easy will add “Inc.” when preparing and filing your incorporation documents. Filings Made Easy will also conduct a preliminary name check to determine the availability of your corporation’s desired name.
Registered Agent Information:
Hawaii (HI) corporations are required by law to have a designated registered agent with a physical Hawaii mailing address. The Registered Agent is responsible for obtaining your corporations legal documents.
Our legal name and address in Hawaii (HI) are:
Corporate Filing Solutions, LLC
1188 Bishop Street, Suite 2212, Honolulu, HI 96813
Incorporation Fee:
The Initial fee for incorporation a business in Hawaii (HI) is $50.00 and must be submitted with the articles of incorporation to the Secretary of State’s office.
Annual Report:
Each following incorporation an annual report must filed. There are specific time lines for filing annual reports which coincide with the date your business was incorporated. They are as follows:
*January 1st to March 31st an annual report must be filed by March 31st
*April 1st to June 30th an annual report must be filed by June 30th
*July 1st to September 30th an annual report must be filed by September 30th
*October 1st to December 31st an annual report must be filed by December 31st
The filing fee for the annual report is $15.00. If you fail to file the report on time there will be a maximum fine of $100.00 for every 30 days the report is late. Failure to file the report in two years may result in your corporation’s dissolution.
S Corporations:
The State of Hawaii (HI) does recognize S corps. There is no additional State filing beyond the federal tax filing required for Hawaii S corps.
