Hawaii PEO bonds.
From $100.
Before a professional employer organization contracts with a client company in Hawaii, it must post a surety bond under HRS 373L-3, filed with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The amount is based on your prior year’s total payroll, and the price is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — no credit check up to $10,000.
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How much does a Hawaii PEO bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard PEO bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount your payroll requires, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department
Submit the executed bond with your PEO registration to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the PEO bond actually covers
Hawaii regulates professional employer organizations under HRS chapter 373L, administered by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. No PEO may enter a professional employment agreement with a Hawaii client company unless it posts a surety bond (or an equivalent irrevocable letter of credit) under HRS 373L-3.
The bond indemnifies a client company that suffers loss from the PEO's nonperformance — for example, failing to pay the wages, taxes, or benefits it agreed to handle. It is a three-party arrangement among the PEO (principal), the surety, and the client companies the bond protects, and if the surety pays a claim, the PEO repays the surety.
The bond amount is based on your previous year's total payroll, so it scales as you grow. PEOs file IRS Form W-3 annually, and if total payroll moves into a different bond tier, you must obtain a new bond to match. No credit check up to $10,000.
You need this bond if you are
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
File with the Department. Submit the executed bond with your PEO registration to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Department 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.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with your required bond amount — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Department.
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Pricing from $100. Enter the amount your payroll requires and file with the Department.