Hawaii agriculture lease bonds.
From $100.
When you lease state agricultural land from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, the Department can require a performance bond guaranteeing you will observe the terms of the lease. The Department sets the amount. The price is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Hawaii agriculture lease bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Apply to filed, no phone tag.
Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and deposit the bond with the Department. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the bond amount the lease requires, and an effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The soft pull never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
Deposit with the Department
Pay online and receive the executed performance bond, ready to deposit with the Department of Agriculture before lease execution. Wet-ink originals on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the lease bond actually covers
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture leases state agricultural land to farmers and agricultural operators, and can condition a lease on a performance bond. The bond guarantees the lessee's full and faithful observance and performance of all the terms, conditions, and covenants of the lease — rent, permitted use, and the condition of the land.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the lessee/principal), the surety, and the Department (the obligee/lessor). If a lessee defaults — unpaid rent, misuse, or failing to restore the land — the Department can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The Department sets the bond amount in the lease, commonly tied to the annual rent (often one to two times the annual rental). The bond must generally be deposited before the lease is executed. Enter the amount your lease names and we issue it at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum; a soft credit check affects approval only, not price.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
Deposit with the Department. Pay online and receive the executed performance bond, ready to deposit with the Department of Agriculture before lease execution. Wet-ink originals on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, then a quick review.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Agriculture lease bond, filed this week.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your lease names and deposit it with the Department.