Hawaii contractor license bonds.
From $100.
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. This bond is priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application. A quick soft credit check may apply, never a hard inquiry.
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How much does a Hawaii contractor license bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
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.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
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.
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 your price appears from $100.
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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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
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.
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, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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