HI motor vehicle dealer bonds.
From $100.
Hawaii licenses motor vehicle dealers through the DCCA Professional and Vocational Licensing Division under HRS chapter 437, and conditions the license on a surety bond sized to your vehicle type and volume. This bond is priced at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the 60-second application. A quick soft credit check may apply, never a hard inquiry.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your dealer 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 your license requires, 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 DCCA
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with your motor vehicle dealer license application. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Hawaii licenses motor vehicle dealers through the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, under HRS chapter 437 (read with chapter 436B and the administrative rules). The license is conditioned on a surety bond that backs your compliance with dealer law and the taxes and fees you owe the State.
The amount depends on what you sell and how much. Industry guidance describes tiers along these lines: motorcycle and scooter dealers around $10,000; used-vehicle dealers around $25,000 (higher at larger monthly volumes); and new-vehicle dealers around $50,000 (higher above roughly ten new units a month). Confirm your exact figure on your DCCA application — send it to us and we'll verify it before issuing.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Hawaii together with harmed buyers (the protected parties). If you fail to deliver clear title, mishandle a customer's money, or skip taxes and fees, the harmed party can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit check. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
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If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Pricing from $100, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.