← Back to search

HRS §373-4

Employment agencies must post a bond to protect applicants

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.

businesses

The statute, as written — Bond

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

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.