HRS §373-4

Employment agencies must post a bond to protect applicants

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

Employment agencies that charge job seekers must get and keep a $5,000 bond approved by the director. The bond ensures the agency follows the law and refunds any fees it wrongly took from applicants.

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The statute, as written — Bond

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Every employment agency that collects fees from applicants shall give and keep in force a bond with the director in the penal sum of $5,000 with good and sufficient surety or sureties approved by the director, conditioned that: (1) The licensee shall not violate this chapter; and (2) The licensee shall faithfully, promptly, and truly refund all fees illegally or incorrectly obtained from applicants to the director.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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