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(b) Property Bonds. For real property to qualify as

D. Haw. LR 65.2

adequate security: 1. The real property, whether located within the State of Hawaii or a sister state, territory, or commonwealth, must have an equity value, after deducting the outstanding balance of any existing lien or encumbrance, in an amount not less than the principal amount of the bail set. 2. The title owner of the property shall furnish a mortgage on the property in favor of the clerk and shall deliver to the court such mortgage note as security for the bond. 3. Prior to release of the person charged, the mortgage shall be recorded in the State of Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances or filed with Registrar of the State Land Court. In the event that the property is located in a sister state, territory, or commonwealth, the mortgage or deed of trust shall be recorded in the designated office required by the law of such state, territory, or commonwealth, and evidence thereof shall be furnished to the court. 4. The value of the property must be established by evidence satisfactory to the court.
Official source: https://www.hid.uscourts.gov/docs/localrules/CriminalLocalRulesSept_1_2011.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23