ROH §38-2.8

Deposit required with each bid

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When you submit a bid, you must include a deposit. The deposit can be cash or a certified check from a bank in Hawaii. The amount is 5% of your bid, but at least $50. For bids over $50,000, the deposit is $2,500 plus 2% of the amount over $50,000.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Deposits to accompany bid

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

All bids shall be accompanied by a deposit of legal tender or by a certified check payable to the director drawn on a bank doing business within the State, for or in a sum equal to 5 percent of the amount bid, but in no event, to be less than $50; provided that when the amount bid exceeds $50,000, the certificate of deposit or certified check shall be $2,500 plus 2 percent of the amount in excess thereof. )

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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