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HRS §264-11

Bond required before getting a road work permit

Before the state gives you a permit for work near a road, the transportation director can make you put up a bond. The bond covers the cost of fixing any damage to the road, structures, or landscaping for one year after the work is done. It also ensures you follow the rules in sections 264-8 and 264-9.

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The statute, as written — Performance bond

The director of transportation may require that before the issuance of a permit the applicant give a cash bond, surety company bond, or personal surety bond in favor of the State, and for an amount equal to the estimated cost of backfilling, restoring, or repairing the base court pavement surface, structures, improvements, and landscaped area, and any other additional costs that may be incurred as a result of the work done under the permit during the one-year period following the satisfactory completion of the work. The bond shall be conditioned upon the compliance of the permit holder with the requirements of sections 264-8 and 264-9.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§264-8 Rules for building and fixing things in state highway areas

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