Hawaii Bail Bond — License Examination Requirements
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Licenses, application pathways and examination requirements
Each license and applicant pathway has its own requirements and exemptions. Choosing practice questions does not determine your eligibility.
Temporary Insurance Producer License
Bail agents are licensed insurance producers appointed by an authorized surety insurer with power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds. Surety authority is obtained as Surety only or as included in Property and Casualty authority.
Licensing authority: Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Insurance Division · Application information
Temporary licensing: entity member
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
- Applicant case
- Member or employee of a producer business entity after death or disability of its designated individual.
- Application
- Submit the uniform application and applicable fees; statements must be true, accurate and complete.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; commissioner must deem temporary licensure necessary to service the insurance business.
- Restrictions
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor, and suspend or revoke if insureds or the public are endangered. The license cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Scope of authority
- Surety only authority covers surety. Property and Casualty authority also includes surety under Memorandum 2022-5LIC.
- Surety appointment
- Before furnishing bail for compensation, be appointed by an authorized surety insurer and hold power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds (HRS §431:9N-101).
- Waiver discretion
- HRS §431:9A-130 permits a written request showing good cause for a waiver; approval is discretionary and is not an automatic exemption.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes §431:9A-111
§431:9A-111(a), temporary license
Temporary licensing: military designee
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
- Applicant case
- Designee of a licensed producer entering active service in the United States armed forces.
- Application
- Submit the uniform application and applicable fees; statements must be true, accurate and complete.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; commissioner must deem temporary licensure necessary to service the insurance business.
- Restrictions
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor, and suspend or revoke if insureds or the public are endangered. The license cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Scope of authority
- Surety only authority covers surety. Property and Casualty authority also includes surety under Memorandum 2022-5LIC.
- Surety appointment
- Before furnishing bail for compensation, be appointed by an authorized surety insurer and hold power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds (HRS §431:9N-101).
- Waiver discretion
- HRS §431:9A-130 permits a written request showing good cause for a waiver; approval is discretionary and is not an automatic exemption.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes §431:9A-111
§431:9A-111(a), temporary license
Temporary licensing: public interest
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
- Applicant case
- Other circumstance in which the commissioner determines issuance best serves the public interest.
- Application
- Submit the uniform application and applicable fees; statements must be true, accurate and complete.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; commissioner must deem temporary licensure necessary to service the insurance business.
- Restrictions
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor, and suspend or revoke if insureds or the public are endangered. The license cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Scope of authority
- Surety only authority covers surety. Property and Casualty authority also includes surety under Memorandum 2022-5LIC.
- Surety appointment
- Before furnishing bail for compensation, be appointed by an authorized surety insurer and hold power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds (HRS §431:9N-101).
- Waiver discretion
- HRS §431:9A-130 permits a written request showing good cause for a waiver; approval is discretionary and is not an automatic exemption.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes §431:9A-111
§431:9A-111(a), temporary license
Temporary licensing: survivor
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
- Applicant case
- Surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a deceased or disabled producer, to service the business during sale, recovery, return or personnel training.
- Application
- Submit the uniform application and applicable fees; statements must be true, accurate and complete.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; commissioner must deem temporary licensure necessary to service the insurance business.
- Restrictions
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor, and suspend or revoke if insureds or the public are endangered. The license cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Scope of authority
- Surety only authority covers surety. Property and Casualty authority also includes surety under Memorandum 2022-5LIC.
- Surety appointment
- Before furnishing bail for compensation, be appointed by an authorized surety insurer and hold power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds (HRS §431:9N-101).
- Waiver discretion
- HRS §431:9A-130 permits a written request showing good cause for a waiver; approval is discretionary and is not an automatic exemption.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Hawaii Revised Statutes §431:9A-111
§431:9A-111(a), temporary license