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Hawaii
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We track 87 artificial-intelligence bills and regulations in Hawaii. 7 have been signed or enacted, and 1 is still moving.
Last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How we collect and check bills
Where Hawaii’s bills stand
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Overview
How Hawaii regulates AI
Hawaii has 87 published AI-related bills in our register, 7 of them signed or enacted. Every bill below links to its own page with the status, dates and a plain-English summary.
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As of October 16, 2026, Hawaii has enacted 7 AI laws, according to AI Laws by State. That ties for 23rd most among the 50 states and D.C.
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Hawaii AI bills
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Hawaii's SB 3001 (Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act) regulates AI companions, AI built to simulate a sustained human-like relationship. Operators must disclose it is AI if a reasonable person would think it human, adopt a suicide/self-harm crisis-referral protocol and not program it to claim to give professional mental or behavioral health care. For known or reasonably certain minors they must flag AI use, avoid unpredictable engagement rewards, guard against sexual content and offer screen-time tools. Annual Department of Health reports begin January 1, 2028. Violations are unfair or deceptive acts (HRS § 480-2); no private right of action. Act 248; effective July 14, 2026.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 2137 (Act 247 of 2026) adds a new HRS chapter making it unlawful to knowingly publish a realistic digital imitation (a highly realistic AI-generated depiction, audio or video of a real person's voice, face or likeness in a work they did not perform in) without the person's express written consent if it is used in an advertisement, causes harm, or is used for fraud, defamation, harassment or other crimes. Parody, satire, commentary, news and documentaries are exempt. The person or their estate (up to 10 years after death) may sue for an injunction, up to $25,000 per advertisement or actual damages, punitive damages if malice is proven, and fees. Act 247; effective July 14, 2026.
Requesting The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission To Examine The Applicability Of Existing State Anti-discrimination Laws To Algorithmic And Aut…
Hawaii's Senate Concurrent Resolution 184 (2026) asks the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine how existing state anti-discrimination laws apply to algorithmic and automated decision systems, including AI tools used in employment screening, tenant selection, credit and public benefits decisions: whether current law gives enough authority to investigate and remedy such discrimination, jurisdictional and evidentiary hurdles, whether guidance or rulemaking would help, a possible complaint pathway, and any legislation needed. Report due 20 days before the 2027 session. Adopted by the Senate April 9 and the House April 24, 2026; a concurrent resolution does not change the law.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence For The Protection Of Minors.
Hawaii's HB 1782 (H.D. 3, S.D. 2) would add a part to HRS chapter 481B for providers of conversational AI services and AI companion systems. When a provider knows or has reasonable certainty a user is a minor (under 18), it would have to disclose that the user is talking to AI at the start of each session and at least every three hours, and could not knowingly allow certain deceptive or engagement-driving outputs. Violations would carry civil penalties up to $15,000 per violation, per day. As drafted it would take effect January 1, 2077. Each house passed it, but the House disagreed with the Senate amendments and the bill was in conference when the 2026 session ended, so it died.
Urging The Department Of Education To Co-develop A Sixth To Twelfth Grade Artificial Intelligence Literacy And Usage Curriculum With Teacher…
Hawaii's House Concurrent Resolution 44 (2026) would have urged the Department of Education to co-develop a sixth to twelfth grade artificial intelligence literacy and usage curriculum with teachers. The House adopted it April 2, 2026, but the Senate only referred it to its EDU/LBT committees on April 10, 2026, so it was adopted by the House but not the other chamber and died. A concurrent resolution does not change the law.
Requesting The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission To Examine The Applicability Of Existing State Anti-discrimination Laws To Algorithmic And Aut…
Hawaii's House Concurrent Resolution 192 (2026) would have requested the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to examine how existing state anti-discrimination laws apply to algorithmic and automated decision systems, and to report before the 2027 session. The House adopted it April 9, 2026, but in the Senate it was only received and referred to JDC on April 10, 2026; it was adopted by the House but not the other chamber and died. A concurrent resolution does not change the law.
Requesting The Hawaii State Commission On The Status Of Women, In Collaboration With The Office Of The Legislative Reference Bureau And Depa…
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.
Requesting The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission To Examine The Applicability Of Existing State Anti-discrimination Laws To Algorithmic And Aut…
Hawaii's House Resolution 182 (2026) asks the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine how existing state anti-discrimination laws apply to algorithmic and automated decision systems, including AI tools used in employment screening, tenant selection, credit and public benefits decisions: whether current law gives enough authority to investigate and remedy such discrimination, jurisdictional and evidentiary hurdles, whether guidance or rulemaking would help, a possible complaint pathway, and any legislation needed. Report due 20 days before the 2027 session. Adopted by the House April 9, 2026; a resolution of one chamber does not change the law.
Requesting The Hawaii State Commission On The Status Of Women To Establish A Working Group And Provide A Report To The Legislature On Ways T…
Hawaii's House Resolution 85 (H.D. 2, 2026) asks a designee of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women to form a working group, including gender-based violence service providers, survivors, county police, prosecutors, coalitions and the Judiciary, to review laws and policies nationwide for ways to prevent image-based sexual abuse and protect survivors. Its recitals cite AI-generated abuse and sexual deepfakes. A report with any proposed legislation is due 20 days before the 2028 session; the group dissolves December 31, 2027. Adopted by the House April 9, 2026; a resolution of one chamber does not change the law.
Requesting The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission To Examine The Applicability Of Existing State Anti-discrimination Laws To Algorithmic And Aut…
Hawaii's Senate Resolution 165 (2026) asks the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission to examine how existing state anti-discrimination laws apply to algorithmic and automated decision systems, including AI tools used in employment screening, tenant selection, credit and public benefits decisions: whether current law gives enough authority to investigate and remedy such discrimination, jurisdictional and evidentiary hurdles, whether guidance or rulemaking would help, a possible complaint pathway, and any legislation needed. Report due 20 days before the 2027 session. Adopted by the Senate April 9, 2026; a resolution of one chamber does not change the law.
Urging The Department Of Transportation And Department Of Transportation Services Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Utilize Artificial I…
Hawaii's House Concurrent Resolution 55 (2026) would have urged the state Department of Transportation and the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services to consider adding artificial intelligence technologies to their traffic systems to reduce congestion and improve road safety. It would have requested a feasibility report to the Legislature at least twenty days before the 2027 session. The ECD committee deferred it April 8, 2026 and it was never adopted. It does not change the law.
Urging The Department Of Transportation And Department Of Transportation Services Of The City And County Of Honolulu To Utilize Artificial I…
Hawaii's House Resolution 51 (2026) would have urged the State Department of Transportation and the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Transportation Services to consider implementing artificial intelligence technologies in their infrastructure to mitigate traffic and improve road safety, and requested a report on traffic technologies used in other jurisdictions and the feasibility of integrating AI, due 20 days before the 2027 session. Amended to HD 1, it was deferred by the House committee on ECD on April 8, 2026 and never adopted. A resolution does not change the law.
Urging The Department Of Education To Co-develop A Sixth To Twelfth Grade Artificial Intelligence Literacy And Usage Curriculum With Teacher…
Hawaii's House Resolution 40 (2026) urges the Department of Education to co-develop a sixth- to twelfth-grade artificial intelligence literacy and usage curriculum with teachers. The Department is asked to consult peer-reviewed literature, global AI literacy frameworks and Hawaiʻi-based AI curricula such as Kūlia Academy's, and urged to design curricula that foster transparent, accountable and ethical AI use, give equitable access across Hawaiʻi, and include regular assessments of student progress and routine reassessment of the curricula. Adopted by the House April 2, 2026; a resolution of one chamber does not change the law.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 2597 (H.D. 1, S.D. 1) would have required the State's chief data officer to turn the open data portal into a comprehensive Hawaii data hub with an AI chatbot developed in phases, and to build a system to evaluate and select AI governance tools for state agencies and publish agency AI use cases and vendors. It passed the House March 5, 2026, but the Senate never passed it; it died when the session adjourned May 8, 2026.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 1676 HD 1 (2026) would have created an AI in Education Task Force within the University of Hawaii to develop model statewide guidance, data privacy and vendor transparency standards and other recommendations on AI in education. It passed the House, but the Senate EDU and LBT committees deferred it March 23, 2026, and it was not enacted.
Relating To Permitting.
Hawaii's Senate Bill 2908 (2026), as amended in HD 1, would have required the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to develop, with a selected county, an AI-assisted pre-compliance permitting intake pilot limited to single-family-home projects. The platform would have used AI for intake, routing and review, with human help preserved. It passed the Senate and House second reading, but was not enacted. It stated a July 1, 2050 effective date.
Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Youth Digital Safety And Platform Accountability Working Group To Examine Tec…
Hawaii's Senate Resolution 41 (2026) would have requested the Attorney General to convene a Youth Digital Safety and Platform Accountability Working Group to examine technology-facilitated abuse, including the impact of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence on gender-based violence and youth safety, and to recommend regulatory safeguards, with a report due 20 days before the 2027 session. It was referred to Senate committees on March 19, 2026 and never adopted. A resolution does not change the law.
Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Artificial Intelligence Literacy Curricula Plans And Programs For Use In Public Schools.
Hawaii's Senate Resolution 32 (2026) would have requested the Department of Education to develop artificial intelligence literacy curricula, plans and programs for public schools and submit them to the Legislature at least twenty days before the 2027 session. It was offered March 10 and referred to the Senate EDU/LBT committees March 19, 2026, and was never adopted. A resolution does not change the law.
Requesting The Department Of The Attorney General To Convene A Youth Digital Safety And Platform Accountability Working Group To Examine Tec…
Hawaii's Senate Concurrent Resolution 42 (2026) would have asked the Attorney General to convene a Youth Digital Safety and Platform Accountability Working Group on technology-facilitated abuse, including how artificial intelligence affects gender-based violence and youth safety, and to evaluate platform and technology company safety policies. A report would have been due twenty days before the 2027 session. It was only offered and referred to committee on March 19, 2026, and never adopted. It does not change the law.
Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Artificial Intelligence Literacy Curricula Plans And Programs For Use In Public Schools.
Hawaii's Senate Concurrent Resolution 33 (2026) would have requested the Department of Education to develop artificial intelligence literacy curricula plans and programs for public schools, covering AI concepts, machine learning and generative AI, best practices, ethics and AI's relation to Hawaii's history, environment and culture. They were requested to the Legislature 20 days before the 2027 session. It was referred to Senate committees on March 19, 2026 and never adopted. A resolution does not change the law.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 2357 HD 1 (2026) would have barred music streaming platforms from hosting, distributing or making available in the State music performed or attributed to an artificial intelligence music artist, a persona that is not a natural person, is created through AI and is marketed as a performer. The Attorney General would have enforced it, with violations an unfair or deceptive practice under HRS section 480-2. The House JHA committee deferred it February 18, 2026 and it was not enacted.
Relating To The Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Health Care.
Hawaii's Senate Bill 2281 (2026), as amended in SD 1, would have set rules for health care providers using artificial intelligence. Providers would have had to disclose AI in remote patient communications and, for AI-assisted decisions with a significant effect on a patient's health, give notice and a written statement of reasons, allow correction and appeal, keep human oversight and keep records. It passed Senate second reading but was not enacted. The text stated the Act would take effect January 30, 2050, with the new part taking effect July 1, 2028.
Relating To Consumer Protection.
Hawaii's SB 2036 (2026) would have added a new section to HRS chapter 481B prohibiting any person from engaging in 'surveillance pricing': offering or setting a customized price for a specific consumer or group based wholly or partly on information collected through electronic surveillance technology such as sensors, cameras, device tracking and biometric monitoring. A violation would be an unfair or deceptive practice under HRS 480-2. The Senate committee on LBT deferred it on February 11, 2026; it died.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's SB 2967 (2026) would have added a part to HRS chapter 480 regulating businesses ('deployers') that use AI systems or automated decision tools with consumers. They would have to disclose AI interactions, give notice and explanation, correction, appeal and human review for AI-influenced consequential decisions, keep risk programs, do annual impact assessments and report incidents within 90 days. A violation would be an unfair or deceptive act. The Senate committee on LBT deferred it February 11, 2026; it died.
Relating To Antitrust.
Hawaii's House Bill 2611 (2026) would have made it unlawful for a software or data analytics service to collect rent, supply or lease-date data from two or more landlords, process it with computation (including to train an algorithm) and recommend rents, lease terms or occupancy levels, and for two or more landlords to engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination. It would have amended the penalty section with fines up to $100,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for entities. HSG deferred it February 11, 2026 and it was not enacted.
Relating To Permitting.
Hawaii's HB 1968 HD 1 (2026) would have directed the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, with a county it selects, to build a pilot permitting-intake platform that uses AI to support intake, routing and review of single-family-home permit applications, with a blank general-fund appropriation. It passed second reading in the House February 11, 2026 and was referred to WAL, but was not enacted.
Relating To Autonomous Vehicles.
Hawaii's HB 1797 HD 1 (2026) would have required any automated vehicle that a motor carrier uses to transport passengers to have a supervisor on board at all times, with the carrier ensuring each supervisor is licensed and running a training program. It would also have created an income tax credit of 35% of qualified training expenses. It passed second reading in the House February 10, 2026 and was referred to CPC, but was not enacted.
Relating To Publicity Rights.
Hawaii's House Bill 2607 (2026) would have amended the state's publicity-rights law, chapter 482P, by adding definitions of 'artificial intelligence' and 'artificial intelligence deepfake' and including AI deepfakes in the definition of a person's 'likeness'. The deepfake definition covers media entirely created by AI that would falsely appear authentic, or materially altered by AI. ECD deferred it February 6, 2026 and it was not enacted. It would have taken effect upon approval.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 2500 (2026) would have added a chapter on algorithmic decision systems. Developers would have to give deployers risk disclosures; deployers would have to give notice before use and post-decision information (including the 20 most influential characteristics) when a system affects education, employment, finance, government services, health care, housing, insurance or legal services; generative AI would have to be disclosed to users. Developers and deployers would be jointly and severally liable for violations facilitated by the deployer. House committee ECD deferred it February 6, 2026; it died.
Relating To Demographic Data.
Hawaii's House Bill 2499 (2026) would have had the Office of Enterprise Technology Services set statewide standards for how state and county agencies collect and report race and ethnicity data. If that data informs an automated or AI system, the Office would have had to test for bias before deployment, monitor fairness, publish plain-language descriptions and ensure privacy laws apply. ECD deferred it February 6, 2026 and it was not enacted. It would have taken effect July 1, 2026.
Relating To Publicity Rights.
Hawaii's SB 2076 SD 1 (2026) would have amended the publicity rights law (HRS chapter 482P) by adding 'digital replica' and 'voice' definitions and including a digital replica in the definition of 'likeness'. A digital replica is a computer-generated, highly realistic representation readily identifiable as a person's voice or visual likeness. It passed second reading in the Senate February 6, 2026 and was referred to CPN/JDC, but was not enacted.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence Literacy Education.
Hawaii's HB 1887 (2026) would have required the Department of Education to develop a statewide AI literacy curriculum plan for grades 11 and 12, with a passed AI literacy course of at least six weeks required for graduation starting in the 2027-2028 school year. It would also have created an advisory council, teacher certification, school AI policies, a three-year grant pilot program and a $5,000,000 appropriation. The House EDN committee deferred it February 3, 2026 and it was not enacted.
Relating To The Patients' Bill Of Rights.
Hawaii's HB 2537 (2026), the Patients' Bill of Rights, would have amended HRS chapter 432E for managed care plans. It would set prior authorization deadlines (one business day urgent, three non-urgent), require notice and independent board-certified clinician review before an adverse action to which an automated decision support tool materially contributed, and require governance and bias-testing records by June 30, 2027. It was referred to HLT and CPC February 2, 2026 and died.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 2591 (2026) would have required the State's Chief Data Officer to turn the open data portal into a hub with an AI chatbot and data visualizations on statewide shared data sets, and to set up a system to evaluate AI governance tools and collect agency reports of AI use cases and vendors. It would have appropriated $2,000,000 for FY 2026-2027. It was referred to ECD and FIN on February 2, 2026 and was not enacted.
Relating To Education.
Hawaii's House Bill 2466 (2026) would have barred students from using electronic telecommunication devices during instructional hours from the 2026-2027 school year, with exceptions, and required the Department of Education to develop a K-12 social media and AI literacy curriculum covering deepfakes, AI-generated content and ways to detect it. The department would have had to report on both within three years. It was referred to committees February 2, 2026 and not enacted. It would have taken effect July 1, 2026.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence For The Protection Of Minors.
Hawaii's SB 2788 (2026) would have added a part to HRS chapter 28 on conversational AI services and AI companion systems used by minors. Providers would have to disclose to minors that they are AI at the start of each session and at least every three hours; if they know or have reasonable certainty a user is a minor, they could not present as human, encourage dependency, simulate romance or use manipulative engagement tactics. The attorney general could seek up to $15,000 per violation per day; injured persons could sue. It was referred to committees January 30, 2026 and died.
Relating To Insurance.
Hawaii's SB 2953 (2026) would have set rules for insurers' use of AI: a written AI governance program, testing and monitoring, clinician review of AI-supported adverse health determinations, and limits on adverse residential property underwriting actions based solely on aerial images or AI outputs. The Insurance Commissioner would have enforced it. It was referred to CPN/LBT and WAM on January 30, 2026 and was not enacted.
Relating To Identity Theft.
Hawaii's SB 2304 (2026) would have added fraudulent impersonation or false depiction through artificial intelligence or materially deceptive media to the identity theft offenses in HRS 708-839.6, 708-839.7 and 708-839.8, and defined both terms in HRS 708-800. The Senate committee on LBT deferred it January 30, 2026 and it died. It would not have changed any penalties.
Relating To The Patients' Bill Of Rights.
Hawaii's Senate Bill 3027 (2026), which calls itself the Hawaii Patients' Bill of Rights of 2025, would have set prior authorization deadlines for health carriers (one business day urgent, three non-urgent) and required written disclosure of any automated decision support tool used in utilization review. A board-certified clinician would have had to independently approve any adverse action the tool materially contributed to. It was referred to committee January 30, 2026 and not enacted. It would have taken effect July 1, 2026.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's Senate Bill 2923 (2026), the Hawaii Artificial Intelligence Safety and Regulation Act, would have created an Office of Artificial Intelligence Safety and Regulation attached to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for administrative purposes and barred anyone from deploying AI products in the State without first submitting affirmative proof of safety. The office would have applied a precautionary principle, and violators would have faced civil fines (amount left blank) in actions by the Attorney General or the Office of Consumer Protection. It was referred to committees January 30, 2026 and not enacted.
Relating To Technology Enablement.
Hawaii's HB 2211 (2026) would have appropriated $300,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to assist small businesses, including tourism-related ones, with technology enablement, including artificial intelligence and advanced digital tools. It was referred to the ECD/TOU and FIN committees on January 30, 2026 and did not pass; the 2026 session ended without further action.
Relating To Health Care.
Hawaii's SB 2768 (2026) would have barred health carriers and utilization review organizations from using AI, algorithms or software tools to deny, delay or modify a determination to provide health care services, and would have required a licensed health care provider to independently review any adverse action before a carrier issues it. It was referred to HHS/LBT and CPN on January 30, 2026 and was not enacted.
Relating To Identity Theft.
Hawaii's HB 1954 (2026) would have added fraudulent impersonation or false depiction through artificial intelligence or 'materially deceptive media' to the means by which identity theft in the first, second and third degrees can be committed. It was referred to the House JHA committee on January 28, 2026 and was not enacted.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's SB 2585 (2026) would have required the Department of Health, with other agencies, to establish an AI-enhanced online clearinghouse of evidence-based treatment and prevention programs, use AI to classify programs by evidence level and cultural responsiveness, and have any AI model regularly audited for transparency, fairness and bias mitigation. The appropriation amount was blank. It was referred to committees January 28, 2026 and died.
Relating To The Hawaii Patients' Bill Of Rights And Responsibilities Act.
Hawaii's SB 2167 (2026) would have amended HRS chapter 432E, the Patients' Bill of Rights, to set prior authorization deadlines (one business day urgent, three non-urgent) and require that a denial initiated by an automated decision system be reviewed and co-signed by a board-certified specialist, with written notice to enrollees and providers whenever such a system is used. It was referred to HHS and CPN January 26, 2026 and died.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence Literacy Education.
Hawaii's SB 2212 (2026) would have required the Department of Education to develop a statewide AI literacy curriculum plan for grades 11 and 12, with a passed AI literacy course of at least six weeks required for graduation starting in 2027-2028, plus an advisory council, teacher certification, school AI policies, a three-year grant pilot program and $5,000,000 for FY 2026-2027. It was referred to EDU/LBT and WAM on January 26, 2026 and was not enacted.
Relating To Health Care.
Hawaii's House Bill 1787 (2026) would have set rules for health carriers and utilization review organizations that use AI, algorithms or other software tools in utilization review: determinations would have to rest on individual clinical history, be open to commissioner inspection and be reviewed at least quarterly. It would also have barred using these tools to deny, delay or modify care, and required a licensed provider to review adverse actions. It was referred to committees January 26, 2026 and not enacted.
Relating To Law Enforcement.
Hawaii's Senate Bill 2049 (2026) would have barred law enforcement agencies and officers from using biometric surveillance technology, meaning software that performs facial recognition or other remote biometric recognition, on any person. Exceptions would have covered reasonable suspicion of a crime, executing a judge-authorized warrant based on probable cause that an unidentified or unconfirmed person in an image committed a crime, and emergencies involving immediate danger of death or serious injury. It was referred to committees January 22, 2026 and not enacted.
Relating To Journalism.
Hawaii's SB 1618 (2025) would have created a journalistic code of ethics for news media outlets, administered by a Journalistic Ethics Commission within DCCA. Journalists, editors and outlets would have to prominently label AI-generated or AI-manipulated content and not use an AI tool to impersonate an individual or misrepresent facts. It was carried over to 2026, re-referred January 21, 2026 and died. Independent journalists and bloggers with fewer than 10,000 monthly readers would have been exempt.
Relating To Algorithmic Discrimination.
Hawaii's SB 59 (2025) would have added an Algorithmic Discrimination chapter. Covered entities (those holding data on more than 25,000 residents, over $15,000,000 in receipts, data brokers, or service providers) could not use algorithmic processes using machine learning, AI or similar techniques to decide eligibility for credit, insurance, education, employment, housing or public accommodations in a discriminatory way, and would owe notices, annual audits and reports. Penalties up to $10,000 per violation, plus private suits. Referred January 16, 2025 and carried over to 2026, it died.
Relating To Government Efficiency.
Hawaii's HB 487 (2025) would have funded the Legislative Reference Bureau to use an AI tool to analyze the Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules for obsolete, duplicative or inconsistent provisions, with a report to the Legislature 20 days before the 2027 session. The appropriation amount was blank. It was referred to LMG and FIN on January 21, 2025, carried over to 2026 with no further action, and died.
Relating To Antitrust.
Hawaii's HB 831 (2025) would have made it unlawful for rental property owners to use a 'coordinator', a software or data analytics service whose coordinating function collects price, supply or lease-date data from two or more owners, analyzes it through computation (including training an algorithm) and recommends rents, lease renewal terms or occupancy levels; for coordinators to facilitate agreements among owners that restrict competition or for owners to engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination. It was referred to CPC, JHA and FIN in January 2025, carried over to 2026 on December 8, 2025 and was not enacted.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's House Bill 1384 (2025), as amended in HD 1, would have created a Hawaii Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council within the Department of Accounting and General Services to recommend an action plan and advise the Legislature on AI. It would have required an interim report by December 31, 2026 and a final report and action plan by December 31, 2027, when the council would be repealed. It passed House second reading February 10, 2025, was carried over to 2026 and was not enacted. The text stated a July 1, 3000 effective date.
Relating To Government Efficiency.
Hawaii's HB 824 (2025) would have appropriated an unspecified amount in each of fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for the Legislative Reference Bureau to buy artificial intelligence software and analytic services to find obsolete, duplicative or inconsistent provisions in the Hawaii Revised Statutes and Administrative Rules, and to report to the Legislature. It was referred to the LMG and FIN committees January 23, 2025, carried over to 2026 and not enacted.
Relating To Deepfakes.
Hawaii's SB 1156 would have made it a misdemeanor to knowingly, and without the depicted person's consent, create or distribute a deepfake showing an individual nude or engaging in sexual conduct. The Senate committee on LBT deferred it February 7, 2025, it was carried over to the 2026 session with no further action, and it did not pass.
Relating To Antitrust.
Hawaii's Senate Bill 157 (2025), as amended in SD 2, would have made it unlawful for a software or data analytics service to collect rent, supply or lease-date data from two or more landlords, process it with computation (including to train an algorithm) and recommend rents, and for two or more landlords to engage in consciously parallel pricing coordination. Penalties would have reached $100,000 for individuals and $1,000,000 for entities. It passed the Senate March 4, 2025, was carried over to 2026 and not enacted. It stated a July 1, 2050 effective date.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 546 (2025) would have created the Aloha Intelligence Institute at the University of Hawaii, under the office of the vice president for research and innovation, for interdisciplinary AI research, training and education, partnerships, and ethical guidelines and policies for AI use in the State, with a biannual report to the Legislature and Governor. It passed the House and Senate second reading as SD 1 (referred to WAM March 20, 2025), was carried over to 2026 with no further action, and died. It contained no appropriation.
Relating To A Statewide Data And Artificial Intelligence Governance And Decision Intelligence Center.
Hawaii's HB 726 (2025) would have created a statewide data and artificial intelligence governance and decision intelligence center within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, under the chief data officer, to enable agency data sharing, implement data and AI policies and governance tools, and run an integrated data and AI platform. It was referred to ECD and FIN on January 21, 2025, carried over to 2026 on December 8, 2025 and was not enacted.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 639 HD 1 (2025) would have required businesses and individuals in commercial transactions to clearly disclose before using an AI chatbot that could lead a reasonable person to think they are talking to a natural person, and chatbot developers to disclose their chatbot uses AI and can mimic human behavior. It would have allowed suits with the greater of $1,000 or treble damages and civil penalties up to $5,000,000. It passed House second reading February 5, 2025 and was referred to CPC, was carried over to 2026 on December 8, 2025 and was not enacted.
Relating To A Statewide Data And Artificial Intelligence Governance And Decision Intelligence Center.
Hawaii's SB 487 (2025) would have created a Statewide Data and Artificial Intelligence Governance and Decision Intelligence Center in the Office of Enterprise Technology Services under the chief data officer, to coordinate state data sharing, set data and AI policies, and run an integrated data and AI platform for analytics and decision recommendations. It would have funded eight positions. It was referred to LBT and WAM, carried over to 2026 and not enacted.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's SB 640 (2025) would have added a part to HRS chapter 481B making it unlawful in a commercial transaction to use an AI chatbot that may mislead a reasonable person into thinking they are talking to a natural person unless a clear and conspicuous disclosure is given. Violations would be unfair or deceptive acts, with private suits (greater of $1,000 or treble damages), attorney general action and civil penalties up to $5,000,000. The Senate committees CPN and LBT deferred it February 7, 2025; it was carried over to 2026 with no further action and died.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's SB 1622 SD 1 (2025) would have established the Aloha Intelligence Institute under the University of Hawaii's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation to facilitate AI research, training and partnerships and develop ethical guidelines and policies for AI use in the State, with general fund appropriations for FY 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 whose amounts were left blank. It passed the Senate 25-0 on March 4, 2025 and was referred to the House HED, ECD and FIN committees March 6, 2025; it was carried over to 2026 on December 8, 2025 and was not enacted.
Relating To Traffic Safety.
Hawaii's HB 1231 (Act 212 of 2025) bars photo red light imaging detector systems and automated speed enforcement systems from using or being equipped with facial recognition software or biometric identification technology. Automated license plate readers and non-biometric technology used to verify vehicle identity or registration or to produce photographic evidence of a violation are exempt. It also requires each county to impose a $5 motor vehicle registration surcharge for the safe routes to school program by December 31, 2025, and revises the mailing rules for speed camera citations. Became Act 212 June 25, 2025; effective on approval.
Relating To A Wildfire Forecast System For Hawaii.
Hawaii's SB 2284 (Act 200 of 2024) required the University of Hawaii to establish and implement a two-year program to develop a statewide wildfire forecast system using artificial intelligence, to forecast wildfire risk and improve public safety, preparedness and risk mitigation, including firefighter preparedness and helping residents take fire mitigation measures and plan evacuations. It appropriated $1,000,000 in general funds for fiscal year 2024-2025 and required a report on the program's effectiveness, with any proposed legislation, at least 20 days before the 2026 session. Became Act 200 July 5, 2024; effective July 1, 2024.
Relating To Elections.
Hawaii's SB 2687 (Act 191 of 2024) adds HRS 11-303 and a remedies section to the campaign law. From February of each even-numbered year through the general election, no one may recklessly distribute materially deceptive media (an ad falsely depicting someone's speech or conduct, made with AI, GAN techniques or other digital technology) in reckless disregard of the risk of harming a candidate or changing votes. Media with a clear disclaimer that it was manipulated is exempt. Violations are a petty misdemeanor (misdemeanor for a repeat within five years; class C felony if meant to cause violence); the Campaign Spending Commission may fine and injured parties may sue.
Encouraging The United States Congress To Pass The Nurture Originals, Foster Art, And Keep Entertainment Safe Act Of 2023 (no Fakes Act) And…
Hawaii's Senate Resolution 81 (2024) would have encouraged the U.S. Congress to pass the NO FAKES Act, the No AI FRAUD Act or similar legislation as a safeguard against the exploitation of artists, creative professionals and individuals by unfettered artificial intelligence technology. The PSM committee report was adopted and the resolution referred to JDC on March 25, 2024; the Senate never adopted the resolution. It would not have changed the law.
Encouraging The United States Congress To Pass The Nurture Originals, Foster Art, And Keep Entertainment Safe Act Of 2023 (no Fakes Act) And…
Hawaii's Senate Concurrent Resolution 95 (2024) would have encouraged the U.S. Congress to pass the NO FAKES Act of 2023, the No AI FRAUD Act of 2024 or similar legislation as a safeguard against the exploitation of artists, creative professionals and individuals. The Senate PSM committee recommended it unamended, and on March 25, 2024 the report was adopted and it was referred to JDC; it was never adopted by the Senate and died when the 2024 session ended. A resolution does not change the law.
Urging The Leadership Of The Department Of Law Enforcement To Periodically Undergo Training On Crimes Relating To Artificial Intelligence Te…
Hawaii's House Concurrent Resolution 65 (2024) would have urged the Director, Deputy Directors and Administrators of the Department of Law Enforcement to train on crimes relating to artificial intelligence, including deepfakes, at least every two years. It was referred to House committees on March 8, 2024 and never adopted; it died at the end of the biennium. A resolution does not change the law.
Urging The Leadership Of The Department Of Law Enforcement To Periodically Undergo Training On Crimes Relating To Artificial Intelligence Te…
Hawaii's House Resolution 48 (2024) would have urged the Director, Deputy Directors and Administrators of the Department of Law Enforcement to complete training on crimes involving artificial intelligence, including deepfakes and related technologies, at least every two years. It was offered March 7 and referred to the House JHA and FIN committees on March 8, 2024, and was never adopted. A resolution does not change the law.
Relating To Elections.
Hawaii's HB 1766 (2024, H.D. 1) would have barred distributing, within ninety days before a primary or general election, an advertisement containing a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of a candidate that the person knew or should have known was one, unless it carries a 'has been manipulated' disclosure. It passed the House March 5, 2024, was referred to Senate JDC March 7 and died when the 2024 session ended. The text set a July 1, 3000 effective date.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 2176 (2024), as amended to HD 2, would have created an artificial intelligence working group in the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to develop acceptable use policies and guidelines for AI in the State. It would report by December 31, 2024 and December 1, 2025 and cease to exist June 30, 2026. It passed House committees HET and CPC, was referred to FIN February 16, 2024 and died.
Relating To A Wildfire Forecast System For Hawaii.
Hawaii's HB 1924 HD 1 (2024) would have required the University of Hawaii to run a two-year program to develop a statewide wildfire forecast system using artificial intelligence approaches, and to report findings and recommendations before the 2026 session, with a blank general-fund appropriation. It passed House second reading February 14, 2024 and was referred to FIN, but was not enacted.
Relating To Elections.
Hawaii's Senate Bill 2396 (2024) would have barred anyone from distributing, within 90 days before a primary or general election, a synthetic media message in an electioneering communication that the person knows or should have known is a deceptive and fraudulent deepfake of a candidate or party, unless it carries a disclosure that it was manipulated or generated by artificial intelligence. JDC deferred it February 9, 2024 and it died at the end of the 2023-2024 biennium.
Relating To Technology.
Hawaii's SB 2879 (2024) would have required the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to establish an artificial intelligence government services pilot program providing services such as unemployment, death certificates, building permits and driver's licenses through an AI-based internet portal, with a report 20 days before the 2025 session. The appropriation amount was blank. The Senate committee on LBT deferred it February 5, 2024; it died.
Relating To Technology.
Hawaii's HB 2245 (2024) would have required the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to establish an artificial intelligence government services pilot program delivering services such as unemployment, death certificates, building permits and driver's licenses through an internet portal using AI technologies, with a report before the 2025 session. It was referred to HET and FIN on January 26, 2024 and was not enacted.
Relating To Algorithmic Discrimination.
Hawaii's HB 1607 (2024) would have added an Algorithmic Discrimination chapter. Covered entities (those holding data on more than 25,000 residents, over $15,000,000 in receipts, data brokers, or service providers) could not use algorithmic processes using machine learning, AI or similar techniques to decide eligibility for credit, insurance, education, employment, housing or public accommodations in a discriminatory way, and would owe notices, annual audits and reports. Penalties up to $10,000 per violation, plus private suits. It was referred to HET and JHA January 24, 2024. It died.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 2152 (2024) would have set up a plan for state use of generative AI: Office of Enterprise Technology Services risk assessments and procurement guidelines, an inventory of high-risk uses by each agency, employee training, a duty to tell people when AI mediates electronic communication, and chief information officer approval before adopting an automated decision system. It was referred to HET/LGO, CPC and FIN on January 24, 2024 and was not enacted.
Relating To Artificial Intelligence.
Hawaii's HB 1734 (2024) would have required campaign advertisements containing an image, video or audio created wholly or partly with generative AI to include a clear and conspicuous disclosure, with format rules by media type (printed box for images, at least three seconds for audio, at least four seconds for video). Violators would face a fine under HRS 11-410. It was referred to JHA and FIN on January 24, 2024 and died when the 2024 session ended.
Relating To Algorithmic Discrimination.
Hawaii's SB 2524 (2024) would have added an Algorithmic Discrimination chapter. Covered entities (those holding data on more than 25,000 residents, over $15,000,000 in receipts, data brokers, or service providers) could not use algorithmic processes using machine learning, AI or similar techniques to decide eligibility for credit, insurance, education, employment, housing or public accommodations in a discriminatory way, and would owe notices, annual audits and reports. Penalties up to $10,000 per violation, plus private suits. It was referred to committees January 24, 2024. It died.
Relating To Correctional Institutions.
Hawaii's SB 2860 (2024) would have required the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to study the feasibility of using artificial intelligence technology to improve safety for staff and inmates in correctional institutions, report findings and recommendations before the 2026 session, and appropriated a blank amount for fiscal year 2024-2025. It was referred to PSM and WAM on January 24, 2024 and died when the 2024 session ended.
Urging Congress To Begin A Discussion Considering The Benefits And Risks Of Artificial Intelligence Technologies.
Hawaii's Senate Concurrent Resolution 179 (H.D. 1) (2023) urges Congress to begin a discussion of the benefits and risks of AI technologies. It states that AI software wrote all of its whereas clauses in seconds when asked to "write an essay explaining the potential dangers of artificial intelligence," which should alert policymakers to the technology's power and dangers. It urges national leaders to evaluate AI in public sector identification technologies, such as law enforcement and military uses, and says universal safety guidelines, such as Asimov's three rules of robotics, should be considered. Adopted in final form April 28, 2023; a concurrent resolution does not change the law.
Urging Congress To Begin A Discussion Considering The Benefits And Risks Of Artificial Intelligence Technologies.
Hawaii's Senate Resolution 123 (2023) urges Congress to begin a discussion of the benefits and risks of AI technologies. It states that AI software wrote all of its whereas clauses in seconds when asked to "write an essay explaining the potential dangers of artificial intelligence," which should alert policymakers to the technology's power and dangers. It urges national leaders to evaluate AI in public sector identification technologies, such as law enforcement and military uses, and says universal safety guidelines, such as Asimov's three rules of robotics, should be considered. Adopted by the Senate April 5, 2023; a resolution of one chamber does not change the law.
Relating To Privacy.
Hawaii's SB 309 (Act 59 of 2021) adds sexual deep fakes to the felony of violation of privacy in the first degree (HRS § 711-1110.9). A person commits it by intentionally creating, disclosing or threatening to disclose an image or video of a composite fictitious person shown nude or engaged in sexual conduct that includes a known person's recognizable physical characteristics, so it appears to depict that person, with intent to substantially harm them or as revenge or retribution. The public-nudity and commercial-transaction exemptions do not apply to it. It is a class C felony. Became Act 59 June 23, 2021; effective on approval.
Relating To Autonomous Vehicles.
Hawaii's HB 2590 (Act 21 of 2020) established an autonomous vehicles testing pilot program within the Department of Transportation. Autonomous vehicles, meaning vehicles with an automated driving system that can perform the whole driving task and reach a minimal risk condition without human supervision, may be tested on any public road, but a conventional human driver must stay physically present in the vehicle to intervene. The department may adopt rules, decides which entities may test, and had to report findings and recommendations to the Legislature before the 2023 session. The act took effect on approval, September 15, 2020.
Requesting The State To Convene An Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee To Investigate How To Implement, Develop, And Regulate Artific…
Hawaii's Senate Resolution 142 (2019) requests the State to convene an artificial intelligence advisory committee to investigate how to implement, develop and regulate AI in Hawaii. It lists state officials, a U.S. Department of Defense Joint Artificial Intelligence Center representative and six AI researchers as members, and asks the committee to weigh AI uses elsewhere, advantages for Hawaii, dangers of AI in state operations, ways to encourage AI research and any appropriate regulation, reporting at least 20 days before the 2020 session. Adopted by the Senate April 3, 2019; a resolution of one chamber does not change the law.
Requesting the Hawaii Tourism Authority to convene a global artificial intelligence summit in 2020
Not adopted. House Concurrent Resolution 171 (2019) asked the Hawaii Tourism Authority to convene a global artificial intelligence summit in 2020, bringing experts from around the world to discuss AI innovations and develop practical applications, citing Hawaii's central Pacific location. It noted AI's benefits as well as risks such as autonomous weapons, social manipulation and invasion of privacy. It was referred to House committees on March 14, 2019 and never adopted.
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Hawaii's House Concurrent Resolution 227 (2019) would have requested the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism to convene an Artificial Intelligence Working Group to make recommendations on AI uses elsewhere, advantages for Hawaii, dangers of AI in state operations and ways to encourage AI research. It was offered March 8 and referred to the House EDB and FIN committees March 14, 2019 and was never adopted. A resolution does not change the law.
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