Hawaii AMC bonds.
$250 flat.
Hawaii requires every appraisal management company to post and maintain a $25,000 surety bond with the director when it applies for or renews registration, under HRS chapter 466K. Ours is $250 flat — set by our carrier for this bond, identical for every AMC.
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How much does a Hawaii AMC bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to registered.
Your AMC registration is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the director
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to post with your AMC registration application or renewal. The bond stays in force until cancellation, which requires 90 days’ written notice. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Hawaii established an appraisal management company registration program under HRS chapter 466K, administered by the director as part of the Real Estate Appraiser Program. Every AMC applying for or renewing registration must post and maintain a $25,000 surety bond with the director.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State (the obligee). The bond protects consumers and appraisers — if an AMC practices negligence or violates the rules, an affected party can file a claim up to the bond's full amount, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The bond must remain in full force for your registration. It stays effective until cancellation, which can occur only after 90 days' written notice to the program — so we track it and send renewal notices ahead of any lapse.
You need this bond if you're
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 $25,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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
File with the director. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to post with your AMC registration application or renewal. The bond stays in force until cancellation, which requires 90 days’ written notice. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$250 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.