Hawaii private detective bonds.
$100 flat.
Hawaii requires a licensed private detective or guard agency to file a bond of not less than $5,000 under HRS chapter 463. Our price is $100 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Hawaii private detective bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with the DCCA board
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Board of Private Detectives and Guards alongside your license. The form must be notarized by both you and the surety. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A Hawaii private detective or guard agency bond is a client-protection guarantee. The state licenses your agency through the DCCA under HRS chapter 463 and conditions that license on a bond of not less than $5,000.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Hawaii (the obligee), with your clients and the public as the protected parties. The bond stands behind your honest conduct — it backs against fraud, misrepresentation, or impersonating law enforcement while on the job. If you cause harm, the injured party can recover against the bond, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
The bond stays in force for one year unless cancelled or claimed against, and the surety may cancel on 30 days' written notice to the Department. The bond must stay active for your license to stay valid — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out.
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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 $5,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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
File with the DCCA board. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Board of Private Detectives and Guards alongside your license. The form must be notarized by both you and the surety. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. The bond form is notarized by both you and the surety.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.