Domestic Profit Corporations

Domestic Profit Corporation
To register a Domestic Profit Corporation in Hawaii, you must file the Articles of Incorporation (Form DC-1), along with the appropriate filing fee(s) with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division. Registrations can be filed online, or by email, mail, or fax.

Professional Corporation
To register a Professional Corporation in Hawaii, you must file the Articles of Incorporation for a Hawaii Professional Corporation (Form PC-1), along with the appropriate filing fee(s) with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division. Registrations can be filed by email, mail, or fax.

Sustainable Business Corporation
To register a Sustainable Business Corporation in Hawaii, you must file the Articles of Incorporation for a Hawaii Sustainable Business Corporation (Form SBC-1), along with the appropriate filing fee(s) with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division. Registrations can be filed by email, mail, or fax.

Agricultural Cooperative (Organized with stock)
To register an Agricultural Cooperative in Hawaii, you must file the Articles of Incorporation for a Hawaii Agricultural Cooperative (Form AG-1), along with the appropriate filing fee(s) with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division. Registrations can be filed by email, mail, or fax.

Consumer Cooperative (Organized with stock)
To register a Consumer Cooperative in Hawaii, you must file the Articles of Incorporation for a Hawaii Consumer Cooperative (Form CONS-1), along with the appropriate filing fee(s) with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division. Registrations can be filed by email, mail, or fax.

Filing Fees
Filing fees are NOT REFUNDABLE. The fee for filing Articles of Incorporation (Form DC-1, Form SBC-1, Form AG-1, or Form CONS-1) for a Domestic Profit Corporation is $50.00, with an additional fee of $25.00 for expedited service. The fee for a certified copy of a filing is $10.00 plus $0.25 per page. There is an additional State Archives fee of $1.00.

Date of incorporation will be the date that the Articles of Incorporation are filed in compliance with the Hawaii Business Corporation Act (Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 414), Agricultural Cooperative Associations (HRS Chapter 421), or Consumer Cooperative Associations (HRS Chapter 421C), respectively.

Instructions for paper filings
Be sure all information has been entered correctly, and that the information is complete and LEGIBLE before submitting a filing to the DCCA. Paper filings must be typewritten or printed and signed in BLACK INK and are accepted at our service window, and via email, mail and fax.  Legible scanned, photocopied, or faxed documents will be accepted. Document pages must be standard letter-sized (8.5 x 11 inches) and if signatures are not plainly legible, the name must be typed below each signature.

Payment
Make checks payable to the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, for the exact amount. A $25.00 fee will be assessed on dishonored checks.

Mail completed form and payment together to P.O. Box 40, Honolulu, HI 96810 or deliver to 335 Merchant Street, Room 201, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Credit card information must accompany email and fax filings. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Diners Club, or JCB. Use the Business Registration Division Credit Card Transaction Form, OR, be sure to include the following information in order for payment to be processed: credit card number, credit card type, name of cardholder, card expiration date, CVV code, amount of charge, indicate expedited or regular review, a contact telephone number and an email address.

To email document filings, please send to [email protected]. To fax, send to (808) 586-2733.

For more information and/or assistance, please see our FAQs page or contact us at (808) 586-2727 or [email protected].

We also have Business Action Centers that offer in-person assistance with government filings and more.