Business Registration (BREG)

Who We Are
The Business Registration Division is a division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, a Government agency of the State of Hawaii. The Business Registration Branch maintains the business registry for all corporations, limited liability companies, general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships and limited liability limited partnerships conducting business activities in the State. In addition, the registry contains trade names, trademarks, service marks and publicity name rights.

Overview/Services

We also run several Business Action Centers that offer in-person assistance with starting a business in Hawaii.

Business Action Center (BAC)
Main Location:
335 Merchant Street
Second Level, Suite 201
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: (808) 586-2545
Fax: (808) 586-2733

BAC offices are also located in Maui and Hilo .

The Business Registration Division also oversees state regulation of securities .

What’s New

BREG INFORMATION RELEASE: Temporary Reduction in Securities, Franchise, Trade Name, Trademark, and Service Mark Filing FeesPosted on October 7, 2019
RELEASE: Fourth Quarter Hawaii Annual Business Reports DuePosted on October 1, 2019
RELEASE: STATE ANNOUNCES RELOCATION OF OAHU BUSINESS ACTION CENTER TO DOWNTOWN HONOLULUPosted on September 19, 2019
RELEASE: Third Quarter Hawaii Annual Business Reports DuePosted on July 1, 2019
RELEASE: State Warns of Unofficial Annual Business Report SolicitationsPosted on June 17, 2019
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For those considering Hawaii as their legal business domicile, we offer the following benefits:

Single Agency Jurisdiction

In Hawaii, all business registrations are filed with the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division. No county filings are necessary.

Simple Registration

Hawaii has streamlined its business registration forms. They are simple to fill out and only require enough information to fulfill Hawaii’s statutory filing requirements.

Efficient Processing

Hawaii’s filing and review process matches up well with any of the leading business registration states like Delaware and Florida. Normal filings can be accomplished in only 3 to 5 working days. Expedited filings can be done in 1 to 3 working days.

Straightforward Filing Fees

Hawaii has a very straightforward filing fee schedule for business registrations. Except for financial institutions, Hawaii assesses no business franchise taxes or charter taxes.

To see all the filings, searches and purchasing that you can do online, click here.

For downloadable registration forms and fee information in PDF format, click here.