Hawaii DBA

In Hawaii you can file your DBA (a.k.a. trade name, assumed name or fictitious business name) yourself with your Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (Business Registration Division). Or, use a legal document service such as LegalZoom to handle the entire process for you.

LegalZoom charges $99.00 plus state filing fees for Hawaii DBA's. Click here to learn more about pricing.

What is a DBA?

DBA, short for "doing business as", is a formal declaration that an individual, company or organization is conducting business under a different name. DBA's are commonly referred to as a fictitious business names, assumed business and trade names. All these terms mean the same thing. Read more.

What is the difference between a fictitious business name and a DBA “doing business as” name? Read More

If I have a corporation or an LLC name, do I also have to file a DBA under that name as well? Read More

If I am operating a sole proprietorship under my personal name, do I need to file a DBA? Read More

Hawaii Small Business Statistics

(Information provided by U.S. Census Bureau)

		Number of Establishments by Employment-size class
Industry Code	Total Establishments	'1-4'	'5-9'	'10-19'
11	33	5	4	2
21	2	1	3	1
22	10	11	8	7
23	1,372	432	300	213
31	427	195	140	111
42	956	371	267	176
44	2,231	1,336	854	318
48	319	120	126	105
51	290	114	75	62
52	758	345	192	96
53	1,319	284	155	85
54	2,041	458	286	143
55	85	36	38	41
56	930	314	181	146
61	244	71	68	61
62	1,721	811	358	161
71	222	94	50	70
72	974	609	533	636
81	2,127	617	368	183
95	25	18	4	15
99	95	3	4	0
Total	16,181	6,245	4,014	2,632

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• Can someone else use my business name if I have a DBA?
• What are the publication requirements?
• Can I conduct business and open a bank account before my DBA has been filed?
• How will I know if my business name is already being used? Will you perform a name check before filing my DBA form?
• What is a DBA?
• Using your DBA
• DBA Requirements