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Requesting The Hawaii State Commission On The Status Of Women, In Collaboration With The Office Of The Legislative Reference Bureau And Department Of The Attorney General, To Establish A Working Group And Provide A Report To The Legislature On Ways To Strengthen Protections For Survivors Of Image-based Sexual Abuse.
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Hawaii's Senate Resolution 71 (S.D. 1, 2026) asks the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, with the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Department of the Attorney General, to form a working group of gender-based violence service providers and survivors to review laws and policies nationwide for ways to protect survivors of image-based sexual abuse that Hawaii could adopt. Its recitals cite AI-generated abuse and sexual deepfakes. A report with any proposed legislation is due 40 days before the 2028 session. Adopted by the Senate April 9, 2026; a resolution of one chamber does not change the law.
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What it means for business
No duties for businesses. The resolution asks for a state working group and report on image-based sexual abuse, including AI-generated sexual deepfakes; it does not change the law.
Key provisions
- Requests the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, in collaboration with the Office of the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Department of the Attorney General, to establish a working group of gender-based violence service providers and survivors of gender-based violence
- The working group is to review statutes and policies nationwide to evaluate policy or program enhancements to protect survivors of image-based sexual abuse that can be adapted from other states and incorporated into Hawaii law
- Recitals: image-based sexual abuse includes forms of computer-generated or AI-generated abuse; emerging technologies, including AI, make it easier for perpetrators; a 2019 Sensity report found 95 percent of online deepfake videos are nonconsensual sexual deepfakes, 90 percent of them targeting women
- Requests a report of findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation on ways to strengthen protections for survivors, to the Legislature no later than 40 days before the convening of the 2028 Regular Session
- Adopted by the Senate as amended (S.D. 1) April 9, 2026; a separate measure from House Resolution 85; a Senate resolution creates no legal duties
Latest legislative action
Apr 9, 2026. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
Sponsors (showing 5 of 29)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| ACASIO | Primary |
| AQUINO | Primary |
| CHANG | Primary |
| DECORTE | Primary |
| Dela Cruz | Primary |
Roll call votes
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Mar 17, 2025
5 yea0 nayPassed
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