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HRS §482-2

Registering a Trade Name

This section explains how to register a trade name in Hawaii. You must file an application with a certified declaration and pay a fee. There is also an extra fee if you want faster processing.

businesses

The statute, as written — [OLD] REPEALED

L 1980, c 26, §3. §482-2 Certificate. (a) Any person desiring to register any trade name may obtain a certificate of registration of the trade name in the manner hereinafter provided. (b) Before any person may receive a certificate of registration of a trade name, the person shall file in the office of the director an application for the registration thereof, with a certified declaration stating that the person is the sole and original proprietor of the trade name or the assign of the proprietor and setting forth the nature of business in which the trade name is used. (c) Upon filing the application, the applicant shall pay to the director a fee of $50. A special handling fee of $20 for expediting registration of a trade name shall be assessed by the director. All special handling fees shall be credited to the compliance resolution fund established under section 26-9(o).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§26-9 How the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is organized and what it does

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