Hawaii DLNR lease bonds.
From $100.
When you lease state land from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR Land Division), DLNR can require a performance bond guaranteeing you will observe the lease terms. DLNR sets the amount. The price is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Hawaii DLNR 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 DLNR. 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 DLNR
Pay online and receive the executed performance bond, ready to deposit with the DLNR Land Division before lease execution. Wet-ink originals on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the lease bond actually covers
The Department of Land and Natural Resources leases state land through its Land Division, 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.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the lessee/principal), the surety, and DLNR (the obligee/lessor). If a lessee defaults on rent, misuses the land, or fails to restore it, DLNR can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. DLNR may revoke a lease where the bonding requirement is not met.
DLNR sets the bond amount in the lease, commonly tied to the annual rent — the Department has used roughly one to two times the annual rental, though larger or specialized leases can require substantially more. 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.
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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
Deposit with DLNR. Pay online and receive the executed performance bond, ready to deposit with the DLNR Land Division 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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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your lease names and deposit it with DLNR.