HI contractor license bonds.
Flat 3%. Soft pull.
When the Hawaii Contractors License Board requires a bond, HRS 444-16.5 sets it at not less than $5,000 — the Board fixes the exact figure case-by-case from your experience and finances. We issue whatever amount the Board names at a flat 3%, $275 minimum, with one soft credit pull.
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Three steps to bonded.
Your license is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, the bond amount the Board set, and an effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the Board
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the Contractors License Board. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
The whole pricing page.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time per term, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the Board set and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Hawaii licenses contractors through the Contractors License Board within the DCCA. Under HRS 444-16.5, the Board may require any licensee or applicant — general or specialty — to post a bond of not less than $5,000. It is not a flat statewide mandate on every contractor; it applies when the Board calls for it.
When required, the Board sets your exact amount case-by-case, weighing factors like your experience and financial situation. In practice the figure can range from the $5,000 floor up to around $300,000. Confirm your number with the Board, enter it here, and the premium follows at a flat 3%.
The bond is conditioned on paying wages to your employees and others entitled to wages when due, and on the honest conduct of your business — it gives unpaid workers and anyone injured by a wrongful act a right of action on the bond. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety; it is not insurance for you.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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The Board is waiting on one document.
Flat 3%, $275 minimum, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.