Hawaii LLC Annual Report — Step 6 of 8
Hawaii's Annual Report is inexpensive — $12.50 online, while DCCA's fee schedule lists a $15 standard filing fee — but the due date is genuinely unusual. It's not a fixed statewide date or a simple anniversary date; it's tied to the calendar quarter your LLC was originally formed in.
Written by Ahmad Adil, LLC School · Check current official instructionsHawaii LLC Annual Reports cost $12.50 online or $15 under the standard filing-fee schedule, plus $10 for each delinquent year. The filing period follows the original registration quarter, ending March31, June30, September30 or December31; the first report is in the following year. Check the actual entity record for overdue reports and status. Delinquency can lead to administrative termination under the applicable notice and statutory process, rather than an automatic immediate termination.
- Frequency
- Every year
- Fee
- $12.50 online / $15 standard
- Due date
- End of formation quarter
- First report due
- Year after formation
- Late fee
- $10/year
- Filed with
- DCCA BREG
- Next step
- Step 7 →
How Hawaii's Quarterly System Works
Hawaii doesn't use a fixed statewide deadline like some states, or a simple month-and-day anniversary like others. Instead, your due date depends on which calendar quarter your LLC was originally registered in:
| Formed Between | Quarter | Annual Report Due Every Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Mar 31 | Q1 | March 31 |
| Apr 1 – Jun 30 | Q2 | June 30 |
| Jul 1 – Sep 30 | Q3 | September 30 |
| Oct 1 – Dec 31 | Q4 | December 31 |
- Fee: $12.50 online; DCCA’s LLC fee schedule lists a $15 standard filing fee.
- First report timing: not due until the year after your LLC was formed, at the end of the same quarter.
- Filed with: DCCA Business Registration Division — online (new portal launched July 6, 2026, replacing Hawaii Business Express), mail, email, fax, or in person.
- Required even if inactive: an annual report is due every year, even for a business that had no activity that year.
Annual Report Deadline Calculator
Enter your LLC's formation date to find your quarter and first report deadline:
How to File
- File online for the fastest processing and instant confirmation, through the DCCA's new portal (launched July 6, 2026).
- Review and correct information — most of the form pre-fills from your Articles of Organization; line through anything outdated and write the correction.
- Pay the fee — by credit card online, or check/money order made payable to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for mail filings.
- Catch up on delinquent reports if needed — Hawaii lets you file multiple past-due years online at once; if you owe 3 or more, you must file them all together before you can submit the current year.
Hawaii stopped mailing paper reminder postcardsSince the first quarter of 2023, the DCCA no longer mails reminder postcards for annual reports. If you're used to relying on a physical reminder in the mail, that safety net is gone — set your own calendar reminder for the last day of your formation quarter, every year.
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Exact fee methods and delinquent reports
Hawaii LLC Annual Reports cost $12.50 online or $15 under the standard filing-fee schedule, plus $10 for each delinquent year. The filing period follows the original registration quarter, ending March31, June30, September30 or December31; the first report is in the following year. Check the actual entity record for overdue reports and status. Delinquency can lead to administrative termination under the applicable notice and statutory process, rather than an automatic immediate termination.
Hawaii Annual Report — FAQ
Ahmad Adil is the founder and CEO of LLC School. For filing and ongoing compliance, confirm the requirements with the responsible state agency. This is educational information, not legal or tax advice.
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