Hawaii requires a charter tour operator to file a surety bond with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to register, protecting customers against operator nonperformance under HRS chapter 468L. We issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check — enter the amount your registration requires and the premium updates.
















No underwriting queue for the standard charter tour bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the DCCA. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount your registration requires, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond (form TA-12), signed and notarized, naming the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs as obligee, with your registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure your DCCA registration requires and the premium updates.
Hawaii regulates travel agencies and charter tour operators under HRS chapter 468L, administered by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. A charter tour operator that arranges public charter air tours must register, and that registration is conditioned on a surety bond filed on form TA-12.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee: it is conditioned to indemnify any customer who suffers a loss as a result of the charter tour operator's nonperformance. The Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is the obligee, and harmed customers are the protected parties.
Hawaii's rules generally tie the amount to your charter-tour volume over a 12-month period, and the federal public-charter regulations (14 CFR part 380) can reduce the state figure by amounts already secured federally. Because the exact figure depends on your operation, confirm the amount with the DCCA — then enter it and we issue at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with the bond amount your registration requires — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the DCCA.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount your registration requires and file with the DCCA the same day.