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You can also print out and mail or hand deliver an Application for Registration of Trade Name to Hawaii's Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division. Trade names cost $50 and can take up to five business days to be processed once the application is received.

Hawaii doesn't have a general business license at the state level, so there are no fees there. But your required Hawaii Tax ID Number registration with the Department of Taxation has a $20 filing fee.

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.

In some states the DBA filing is required, but in Hawaii the filing a DBA is purely voluntary. In Hawaii, there is no requirement that a business register a DBA in order to use an alternative name in commerce. However, despite the fact that a DBA is not mandatory, it can be helpful in many regards.

In order to change your LLC name, you must file the Articles of Amendment with the Hawaii Business Registration Division. This amendment form officially updates your legal entity (your Limited Liability Company) on the state records.

You will file your Hawaii DBA on the state level with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. You can file online using the Hawaii Business Express website. Or, you can file by mail, fax, or in-person by downloading the Application for Registration of Trade Name and submitting the hardcopy.