Online Bail Posting

Family members and friends can only post bail for eligible First Circuit District Court criminal and traffic cases. Please note: This option is not available for new arrests.

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, email 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 #

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. Staff can help you locate the correct case information.

The online bail posting process is available Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Hawaiʻi Standard Time). Once you submit your BBRA form, court staff and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) will review your submission. Court staff will review within 60 minutes. If approved, you will receive an invoice to make payment. We recommend starting the process as early as possible and no later than 11:00 AM to allow enough time to process your BBRA.

Weekend bail must be finalized by Sunday at 3:00 PM HST. If you cannot complete the full payment online, you must post the total bail amount in cash at the courthouse during normal business hours.

The Judiciary Online Bail Portal accepts Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards only, which are processed immediately. A non-refundable service processing fee of 2.60% of the transaction amount, with a $2.00 minimum, applies to all online transactions. The exact fee will be displayed in the summary before you select 'Review and Pay.' To pay with cash, you must visit the courthouse in person during normal business hours.

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. You must then bring the completed BBRA form and payment receipt to the correctional facility in person for the release to be processed. Please note that release processing at the facility may take several 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.

If your BBRA is rejected, use "Check Status" to see why. Common reasons include incorrect bail amounts or case numbers. You can submit a corrected BBRA during the open window.