DBA means "Doing Business As".  If you are an Individual Sole Proprietor and want to do business under a name which is different from your legal name then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

If you are a Corporation or LLC and want to do business under a name which is different from the name which is registered with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

In Hawaii a DBA Name is called a Trade Name.

We can Register a Trade Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for you as quickly as possible.

In Hawaii a DBA Name is called a Trade Name. Other names for a Hawaii Trade Name include:

• Hawaii Alternate Name
• Hawaii Assumed Business Name
• Hawaii Assumed Name
• Hawaii Business Name
• Hawaii Fictitious Name

Yes. You can Register a Trade Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Yes. You can register a Hawaii Trade Name with the HI Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for a Hawaii Corporation or a Hawaii LLC.

Before a Hawaii Corporation or LLC can register a DBA Name, the HI Corporation or HI LLC must be in good standing with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

Yes. You can register a Hawaii Trade Name even if you have not formed a Hawaii Corporation or LLC. In fact that's what most skilled craftsman and professionals do when they want to use a business name other their own name.

Registering a DBA Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Reserving a Company Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs are NOT the same.

You Register a DBA Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for an existing Hawaii business.  You Reserve a Company Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for use with a Hawaii business that will be formed and legally registered with the HI Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs sometime in the future.

Registering a DBA Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is NOT the same as legally Registering a Corporation or LLC with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

When you legally Register a Corporation or LLC with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs there are certain tax and administrative obligations which must be met to keep the company in Good Standing.  Failing to keep up with those obligations can result in the administrative dissolution of your Hawaii company by the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

The Hawaii state fees for Registering a DBA Name are less than the fees for Registering a Corporation or LLC and there are no tax or reporting obligation for a Registered Hawaii DBA Name.

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No. The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs will not issue a good standing certificate (Certificate of Existence) for a registered Hawaii Trade Name. Hawaii good standing certificates are issued only for companies which have registered with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs as a Corporation, LLC or LP.

You can renew the Hawaii Trade Name before the expiration date if you want to retain ownership of the Hawaii Trade Name.

If your Corporation or LLC was formed in a state other than the state of Hawaii and your company name is being used by another Hawaii Corporation or LLC then you are required to register a Trade Name with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs which is different from the company name in your home state.

If you are ready to Register a Hawaii DBA Name now, simply fill in the DBA Name Registration Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us.