Before the County of Kauai issues a grading, grubbing, or stockpiling permit, the Department of Public Works can require a bond guaranteeing you finish the work to the approved plans. The County Engineer sets the amount at the cost of the work — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard grading bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the County of Kauai. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the County Engineer set, the permit number if you have it, and an 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 to the County of Kauai's Engineering Division with your grading permit application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the office insists on them.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure the County Engineer set and the premium updates.
The County of Kauai regulates grading, grubbing, and stockpiling through its Department of Public Works (Engineering Division) under Kauai County Code Chapter 22. Disturbing soil on the island without doing it to plan can cause erosion, runoff, and damage to neighboring property — so the County conditions a permit on a bond.
The bond is a performance guarantee to the County: it stands behind your promise to complete the grading work, control erosion, and restore the site to the approved condition. The County Engineer sets the amount — generally the full estimated cost of all the work and services the permit covers, with your cost estimate subject to the Engineer's approval.
It is not insurance for you. If you abandon the work or leave the site out of compliance and the County has to draw on the bond, you repay the surety. Operators who finish to plan treat the bond as a permit formality, not a risk — and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
Submit the application with the bond amount the County Engineer set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the County of Kauai.
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 the County Engineer set and file with the County of Kauai the same day.