Hawaii LLC Annual Report Requirements

Hawaii requires an annual report from every LLC, but there is no single statewide deadline. The state staggers due dates by the quarter in which each company was organized, so your deadline is personal to your LLC. The report is Form C5, it goes to BREG (the DCCA Business Registration Division), and it runs $12.50 online or $15 by mail plus the $1 State Archives fee. Everything you need is below, including the penalty math.

Due Dates Follow Your Formation Quarter

LLC organized	Window opens	Form C5 due
Jan 1 to Mar 31	Jan 1	Mar 31
Apr 1 to Jun 30	Apr 1	Jun 30
Jul 1 to Sep 30	Jul 1	Sep 30
Oct 1 to Dec 31	Oct 1	Dec 31

Nothing is due in the calendar year the LLC was organized. The first report arrives the following year, in your assigned quarter, and repeats annually from then on (HRS § 428-211).

The Hawaii Annual Report Fee

$12.50 filed online, or $15 on the paper form, and the $1 archives fee attaches either way. Expedited review is available for another $25. Foreign LLCs registered in Hawaii file Form C6 on the same schedule for the same fee.

Filing Form C5, Start to Finish

1. Wait for your window to open on the first day of your assigned quarter.
2. File through BREG's online filing portal, or complete the paper Form C5 and deliver it by mail, email, or in person in Honolulu.
3. List the required people: every manager if the company is manager-managed, or every member if member-managed, with their addresses. Manager-managed companies also state the total number of members.
4. Confirm the registered agent and company details are current, then pay the fee.
5. Keep the confirmation. A company with no activity still files; the report simply marks the nature of business as inactive.

Late Penalties: Up to $100 Per 30 Days, Dissolution at Two Years

Miss the quarter-end deadline and Hawaii can assess up to $100 for every 30-day period the report stays unfiled. Let two years pass without filing and the director can administratively terminate the LLC (HRS § 428-211; § 428-1302). Reinstating after termination means back reports, penalties, and paperwork, so filing on time is the easy win.

The Registered Agent Must Stay Current

The annual report is only one leg of compliance. Your LLC must continuously maintain a registered agent with a street address in Hawaii: a resident individual or an entity formed or authorized in the state. The LLC cannot act as its own agent. If the agent on file resigns or lapses, fix it promptly; our registered agent service keeps this box checked year-round.

The Tax Side of Staying Compliant

Hawaii has a General Excise Tax (GET) of 4% (4.5% on Oahu) that applies to all business income. Federal obligations run in parallel: income tax (Schedule C for single-member LLCs, Form 1065 for multi-member), self-employment tax, and quarterly estimates once you expect to owe $1,000 or more.

We Watch the Calendar for You

Quarter-staggered deadlines are easy to lose track of, especially when nothing was due in year one. Our registered agent customers get reminders ahead of every Hawaii deadline.

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