Hawaii Notary Bond

Every notary is required to execute an official surety bond in the sum of $1,000, before entering upon the duties of his office. The obligee of the bond is the State of Hawaii. The bond shall contain the condition that the notary will well, truly and faithfully perform all the duties of his office which are then or may thereafter be required, prescribed, or defined by law or by any rule or regulation made under the express or implied authority of any statue, and all duties and acts undertaken, assumed, or performed by the notary by virtue of his color of office.

The surety on the bond must be a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Hawaii.

The bond must be approved by a judge of the circuit court. After approval, it is filed with the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the notary resides.

In the event of official misconduct or neglect of a notary or breach by a notary of any of the conditions of his bond, he and the surety shall be liable to the party injured thereby for all damages sustained. The injured party has a right to sue in his own name on the bond and prosecute the action to final judgment and execution.

"§456-5 Official bond. Each notary public forthwith and before entering upon the duties of the notary's office shall execute, at the notary's own expense, an official surety bond which shall be in the sum of $1,000. Each bond shall be approved by a judge of the circuit court.
The obligee of each bond shall be the State and the condition contained therein shall be that the notary public will well, truly, and faithfully perform all the duties of the notary's office which are then or may thereafter be required, prescribed, or defined by law or by any rule [or regulation] made under the express or implied authority of any statute, and all duties and acts undertaken, assumed, or performed by the notary public by virtue or color of the notary's office. The surety on any such bond shall be a surety company authorized to do business in the State. After approval the bond shall be deposited and kept on file in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the notary public resides. The clerk shall keep a book to be called the "bond record", in which the clerk shall record such data in respect to each of the bonds deposited and filed in the clerk's office as the attorney general may direct."