Hawaii public official bonds.
From $100.
When a Hawaii office requires its officer to be bonded, the public official bond guarantees the officer will faithfully perform the duties of the office. The required amount is set by the appointing authority or the governing statute; the price is 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with a soft credit check that never affects your score.
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How much does a Hawaii public official bond cost?
0.35% 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 and obligee, consent to a soft pull, and file with whoever requires the bond. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your details, the obligee (the entity requiring the bond), the bond amount, 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.
File with your obligee
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the appointing authority or office that required it. Wet-ink originals on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the public official bond actually covers
A public official bond is a faithful-performance guarantee: it backs an officer's honest, faithful discharge of the duties of a public office. It is a three-party arrangement among the officer (the principal), the surety, and the public body the officer serves (the obligee).
Hawaii's general surety provisions for public officers sit in HRS chapter 78. The chapter governs how sureties on official bonds are accepted — for example, a qualified surety corporation may be accepted as sole surety — and many county officials' bonds are made payable to the county.
Because the underlying bond requirement and amount come from the specific office, ordinance, or appointing authority rather than a single statewide figure, you tell us the obligee and the amount you were asked for, and we issue the bond at 0.35% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — a soft credit check affects approval only, not price. If unsure of the amount, ask the office requiring it — we'll write whatever they specify.
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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
File with your obligee. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the appointing authority or office that required it. Wet-ink originals on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.35% 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 the obligee and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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