Online Bail Posting

Defendant's family members or friends may post online bail for eligible First Circuit District Court Criminal and Traffic cases with bail amounts up to $10,000.00. Please note: This option is not available for new arrests. Please wait until the Defendant has attended an initial appearance hearing.

To submit a BBRA, you will need:

• Defendant's full name, year of birth, and last 4 digits of SSN
• Case Number — Please look up in eCourt Kokua or from the defendant's Notice to Appear. If you have trouble locating the case number, e-mail OnlineBailClerk.1DC@courts.hawaii.gov.
• Court date, time, and courthouse — from the defendant's Notice to Appear
• Charges and bail amounts — from the defendant's Notice to Appear or court order
• Your full name, address, phone, e-mail, and driver's license/ID #

Additional Requirements: reliable internet connection, printer access, valid e-mail address for receipt.

If you do not have the case number or arrest report number, please contact the court staff at OnlineBailClerk.1DC@courts.hawaii.gov for assistance during the designated hours. Staff can help you locate the correct case information.

After you submit your BBRA form, court staff and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will review your submission. If approved, you will receive an invoice to make payment. To ensure staff have sufficient time to review and process your request, please plan accordingly as a case status and online bail posting may take up to one (1) hour.

Payment must be made by Sunday at 3:00 PM HST. The Portal accepts Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards, which are processed immediately. A service processing fee of 2.60%, with a $2.00 minimum applies to all online transactions and is non-refundable. The Portal requires the total bail amount per case to be paid in a single transaction.

Online weekend bail must be finalized by Sunday at 3:00 PM HST. If you cannot complete the full payment online, you must complete a new BBRA and post the full cash or bail bond amount at the courthouse during normal business hours.

Yes. Family members or friends can post bail for a Defendant. The person posting bail must provide their own identifying information and may forfeit the bail if the Defendant does not appear in court. The person posting bail must be physically present in Hawaiʻi to deliver the completed BBRA form and payment receipt to the correctional facility.

After successful payment, you will see a confirmation screen with a digital receipt that you can download as a PDF or print. Save your receipt before closing the page.
Upon confirmation of payment, a courtesy notice is sent to the correctional facility. Please note that physical copies of the BBRA Form and payment receipt must be presented at the correctional facility to initiate the release. Once these documents are received, the correctional facility’s internal processing (out-processing, property return, etc.) may take several hours.

Disputing your card charge does not cancel this agreement and you will remain legally bound to these terms. A disputed charge will void the BBRA form and result in the re-issuance of a bench warrant to the Defendant.