Recover personal property that’s being wrongfully held — before the case is decided.
Hawaii’s immediate-possession process requires a bond, customarily about twice the value of the goods.
The penal sum tracks the property, so we underwrite it rather than flat-rate it.
A surety specialist reviews your file and returns a quote, usually within one business day.
















Immediate possession can proceed quickly once the bond is posted, so the bond is usually the gating step. Here is the whole process:
Apply online with the complaint or affidavit, a description of the property, and its value or the balance owed. That value drives the penal sum the court will approve.
A specialist reviews the affidavit, your financials, and any collateral, then returns a quote. The penal sum is set by the court and the property value — underwriting decides approval and collateral.
Once you bind, we issue the executed bond on the court’s required form with the power of attorney attached, ready to post so the clerk can issue the writ.
Replevin — Hawaii’s special proceeding for immediate possession of personal property — lets you recover specific goods like a vehicle, equipment, or inventory that someone is wrongfully holding, before the lawsuit ends.
Because the property changes hands before a judge decides who is right, Hawaii requires the plaintiff to post a bond that protects the defendant if the seizure turns out to be wrong. That is why the penal sum is customarily set at about twice the value of the goods.
A defendant can post a redelivery bond to get the goods back. Either way the amount tracks the property and is approved by the court, so the surety underwrites the file and may require collateral on a large penal sum.
These are the actual underwriting fields — the affidavit, the property and its value, your business, and your financials. Submit once and a surety specialist returns a quote, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Send us the affidavit and the property value and a surety specialist sizes, underwrites, and quotes the bond — typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.