HRS §46-27
Who approves official bonds for county officials
This section says that a circuit court judge must approve the bonds of Honolulu city council members and the mayor. All other bonds must be approved by the officer who keeps them. It is a short rule about who checks that bonds are enough.
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The statute, as written — Approval of bonds
The sufficiency of the bonds of the members of the several councils and the mayor of the city and county of Honolulu shall be approved by a judge of the circuit court having jurisdiction over or within the county, and all other bonds shall be approved as to sufficiency by the officer with whom the same are required to be deposited.
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