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Check name availability against the Hawaii Secretary of State database

19,017
Business applications, last 12 months
Census BFS via FRED, trailing 12 months
5,047
Filed Q2 2026
Census BFS via FRED, Q2 2026
+1.9%
Year-over-year growth
FRED, trailing 12 months vs prior 12
75
Filings per business day
Derived from TTM applications, FRED
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Websitecca.hawaii.gov
Phone(808) 586-2727
Address335 Merchant Street, Room 201, Honolulu, HI 96813
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Hawaii business formation by the numbers

State-level data from official sources on business formation activity in Hawaii.

#42
Hawaii ranks 42nd in U.S. business formations
Ranking is based on total business applications filed in the trailing twelve months across all 50 states and D.C.
Census BFS via FRED, TTM rank
+31.1%
Formation activity since 2019
Comparison of trailing-twelve-month business applications to the 2019 calendar year total. Captures the post-pandemic formation surge.
FRED / BABATOTALNSAHI
+10.8%
Quarter-over-quarter change
Current quarter applications compared to the prior quarter. A useful read on whether momentum is building or fading.
FRED, latest 3 months vs prior 3
$50
LLC filing fee and processing time
Standard processing: Not specified.
Hawaii Secretary of State, verified Mar 2026
973
Federal trademark applications from Hawaii businesses
Filed with the USPTO in 2023 by applicants with a Hawaii address. Trademarks are federal, so this is separate from registering a business name with the Hawaii Secretary of State.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage
-6%
Trademark filing change since 2015
Hawaii filings went from 1,035 in 2015 to 973 in 2023, down 6%.
USPTO Trademark Case Files, 2023 vintage

What the filing data shows about Hawaii

Applicants with a Hawaii address filed 973 federal trademark applications in 2023. What stands out is the mix rather than the total: the leading category is clothing, footwear and headwear, which is unusual. Most states are led by business services or entertainment.

Adjusted for population that is about 68 filings per 100,000 residents, the 32nd highest rate in the country.

A trademark and a Hawaii registration are different things

Registering an entity with the Hawaii Secretary of State establishes that name for that entity within Hawaii. A federal trademark is granted by the USPTO, applies nationally, and covers only the goods or services it is registered under.

The two records are separate, which is why a name can clear a Hawaii entity search and still overlap an existing federal mark, and why a federal mark can exist for a name no Hawaii entity has registered.

Trademark figures on this page come from the USPTO Trademark Case Files dataset, which covers applications through March 2024. Counts are applications filed by applicants with a Hawaii mailing address, and reflect filings rather than registrations granted.