{ "batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Hawaii Revised Statutes: Chapter 711 index (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Hawaii's official statute site publishes HRS Chapter 711 as 'Offenses Against Public Order'. Criminal privacy, harassment and stalking offences are here.", "body": "Hawaii's official statute site publishes HRS Chapter 711 as 'Offenses Against Public Order'. Criminal privacy, harassment and stalking offences are here.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“CHAPTER 711 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER”\n\nNote: Anchor record: legislature's own statute site, state .gov domain.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "CHAPTER 711 OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "Hawaii Revised Statutes", "topic": "Chapter 711 index (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-hi" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_act195", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1): Civil remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images enacted", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 195 (signed 7 July 2026) creates a new HRS chapter giving civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images.", "body": "Act 195 (signed 7 July 2026) creates a new HRS chapter giving civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Act 195, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297).”\n\nNote: Status page on capitol.hawaii.gov. Chapter number not yet assigned in the bill text ('chapter ').", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1682&year=2026", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Act 195, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1297).", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1)", "topic": "Civil remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images enacted", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-hi" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_civ_cause", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -2: Who may sue", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A depicted individual who is identifiable and suffers harm from a person's intentional disclosure or threatened disclosure of a private intimate image without consent has a cause of action if the person knew or reasonably should have known the individual expected the image to remain private.", "body": "A depicted individual who is identifiable and suffers harm from a person's intentional disclosure or threatened disclosure of a private intimate image without consent has a cause of action if the person knew or reasonably should have known the individual expected the image to remain private.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“a depicted individual who is identifiable and who suffers harm from a person's intentional disclosure or threatened disclosure of a private intimate image without the depicted individual's consent has a cause of action against the person if the person knew or reasonably should have known that the depicted individual had a reasonable expectation that the intimate image would remain private.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1682_CD1_.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "a depicted individual who is identifiable and who suffers harm from a person's intentional disclosure or threatened disclosure of a private intimate image without the depicted individual's consent has a cause of action against the person if the person knew or reasonably should have known that the depicted individual had a reasonable expectation that the intimate image would remain private.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -2", "topic": "Who may sue", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_civ_synth", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -1: Reaches computer-generated images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 'Intimate image' under the civil chapter includes any digital image, photograph, live or recorded video, or computer-generated image or video that depicts an individual in a state of undress, nude, or engaged in sexual conduct.", "body": "'Intimate image' under the civil chapter includes any digital image, photograph, live or recorded video, or computer-generated image or video that depicts an individual in a state of undress, nude, or engaged in sexual conduct.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“means any digital image, photograph, live or recorded video, or computer-generated image or video that depicts an individual in a state of undress; in the nude as defined in section 712-1210; or engaged in sexual conduct.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1682_CD1_.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "means any digital image, photograph, live or recorded video, or computer-generated image or video that depicts an individual in a state of undress; in the nude as defined in section 712-1210; or engaged in sexual conduct.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -1", "topic": "Reaches computer-generated images", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_civ_damages", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -5: Damages", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A prevailing plaintiff may recover the greater of actual economic and noneconomic damages or statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 per defendant, plus the defendant's monetary gain and removal costs.", "body": "A prevailing plaintiff may recover the greater of actual economic and noneconomic damages or statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 per defendant, plus the defendant's monetary gain and removal costs.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(B) Statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 against each defendant found liable under this chapter for all disclosures and threatened disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action; provided that in determining the amount of statutory damages under this subparagraph, consideration shall be given to the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure or threatened disclosure, the number of disclosures or threatened disclosures made by the defendant, the breadth of the distribution of the intimate image by the defendant, and other exacerbating or mitigating factors;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1682_CD1_.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(B) Statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 against each defendant found liable under this chapter for all disclosures and threatened disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action; provided that in determining the amount of statutory damages under this subparagraph, consideration shall be given to the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure or threatened disclosure, the number of disclosures or threatened disclosures made by the defendant, the breadth of the distribution of the intimate image by the defendant, and other exacerbating or mitigating factors;", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -5", "topic": "Damages", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_civ_fees", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -5(c): Attorney fees and injunction", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The court may award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorneys' fees and costs and additional relief including injunctive relief.", "body": "The court may award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorneys' fees and costs and additional relief including injunctive relief.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(c) In an action under this chapter, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff: (1) Reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; and (2) Additional relief, including injunctive relief.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1682_CD1_.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(c) In an action under this chapter, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff: (1) Reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; and (2) Additional relief, including injunctive relief.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -5(c)", "topic": "Attorney fees and injunction", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_civ_sol", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -6: Limitation period (civil)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An adult plaintiff must sue within eight years from when the disclosure was discovered or should have been discovered, or within eight years of a threat to disclose.", "body": "An adult plaintiff must sue within eight years from when the disclosure was discovered or should have been discovered, or within eight years of a threat to disclose.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“shall not be brought later than eight years from the date the disclosure was discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of reasonable diligence.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1682_CD1_.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "shall not be brought later than eight years from the date the disclosure was discovered or should have been discovered with the exercise of reasonable diligence.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -6", "topic": "Limitation period (civil)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_civ_cda", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -8: Website liability: consistent with 47 U.S.C. 230", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The civil chapter 'shall be construed to be consistent with the Communications Decency Act of 1996, title 47 United States Code section 230'; no website takedown duty is created in the text.", "body": "The civil chapter 'shall be construed to be consistent with the Communications Decency Act of 1996, title 47 United States Code section 230'; no website takedown duty is created in the text.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“This chapter shall be construed to be consistent with the Communications Decency Act of 1996, title 47 United States Code section 230.”\n\nNote: The cited federal statute is named only because the Hawaii bill names it; no federal rule is recorded.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1682_CD1_.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "This chapter shall be construed to be consistent with the Communications Decency Act of 1996, title 47 United States Code section 230.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "2026 Act 195 (HB1682 CD1) section -8", "topic": "Website liability: consistent with 47 U.S.C. 230", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-hi" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_crim_b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1110.9(1)(b): (b) Criminal counterpart of NCII", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Knowingly disclosing or threatening to disclose a nude or sexual image of an identifiable person without consent, with intent to harm substantially or as revenge, is violation of privacy in the first degree, a class C felony.", "body": "Knowingly disclosing or threatening to disclose a nude or sexual image of an identifiable person without consent, with intent to harm substantially or as revenge, is violation of privacy in the first degree, a class C felony.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(b) The person knowingly discloses or threatens to disclose an image or video of another identifiable person either in the nude, as defined in section 712‑1210, or engaging in sexual conduct, as defined in section 712-1210, without the consent of the depicted person, with intent to harm substantially the depicted person with respect to that person's health, safety, business, calling, career, education, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships or as an act of revenge or retribution; or”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1110_0009.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(b) The person knowingly discloses or threatens to disclose an image or video of another identifiable person either in the nude, as defined in section 712‑1210, or engaging in sexual conduct, as defined in section 712-1210, without the consent of the depicted person, with intent to harm substantially the depicted person with respect to that person's health, safety, business, calling, career, education, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships or as an act of revenge or retribution; or", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 711-1110.9(1)(b)", "topic": "(b) Criminal counterpart of NCII", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_crim_pen", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1110.9(4): (b) Penalty class", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violation of privacy in the first degree is a class C felony.", "body": "Violation of privacy in the first degree is a class C felony.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(4) Violation of privacy in the first degree is a class C felony.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1110_0009.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(4) Violation of privacy in the first degree is a class C felony.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 711-1110.9(4)", "topic": "(b) Penalty class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_cyber_harass", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1106(1)(c): (c) Online harassment", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Hawaii has no section named sexual cyberharassment; online harassment falls under harassment: repeatedly making any form of electronic communication without purpose of legitimate communication, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm, is harassment (a petty misdemeanor).", "body": "Hawaii has no section named sexual cyberharassment; online harassment falls under harassment: repeatedly making any form of electronic communication without purpose of legitimate communication, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm, is harassment (a petty misdemeanor).\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(c) Repeatedly makes telephone calls, facsimile transmissions, or any form of electronic communication as defined in section 711-1111(2), including electronic mail transmissions, without purpose of legitimate communication;”\n\nNote: Penalty in 711-1106(2): petty misdemeanor.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1106.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(c) Repeatedly makes telephone calls, facsimile transmissions, or any form of electronic communication as defined in section 711-1111(2), including electronic mail transmissions, without purpose of legitimate communication;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 711-1106(1)(c)", "topic": "(c) Online harassment", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-hi" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_cyber_harass_pen", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1106(2): (c) Penalty class: harassment", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Harassment is a petty misdemeanor.", "body": "Harassment is a petty misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(2) Harassment is a petty misdemeanor.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1106.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(2) Harassment is a petty misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 711-1106(2)", "topic": "(c) Penalty class: harassment", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_stalk", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1106.5: (d) Stalking applied to online conduct", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Harassment by stalking is a course of conduct involving pursuit, surveillance or nonconsensual contact on more than one occasion; 'nonconsensual contact' includes contact via any form of electronic communication.", "body": "Harassment by stalking is a course of conduct involving pursuit, surveillance or nonconsensual contact on more than one occasion; 'nonconsensual contact' includes contact via any form of electronic communication.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Nonconsensual contact includes direct personal visual or oral contact and contact via telephone, facsimile, or any form of electronic communication, as defined in section 711-1111(2), including electronic mail transmission.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1106_0005.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Nonconsensual contact includes direct personal visual or oral contact and contact via telephone, facsimile, or any form of electronic communication, as defined in section 711-1111(2), including electronic mail transmission.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 711-1106.5", "topic": "(d) Stalking applied to online conduct", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_stalk_pen", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1106.5(4): (d) Stalking penalty class", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Harassment by stalking is a misdemeanor.", "body": "Harassment by stalking is a misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(4) Harassment by stalking is a misdemeanor.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1106_0005.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(4) Harassment by stalking is a misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 711-1106.5(4)", "topic": "(d) Stalking penalty class", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_impersonation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1106.6: Harassment by impersonation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Posing as another person without authorization and transmitting that person's personal information (name, address, phone, email) to another, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm, is harassment by impersonation, a misdemeanor.", "body": "Posing as another person without authorization and transmitting that person's personal information (name, address, phone, email) to another, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm, is harassment by impersonation, a misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“A person commits the offense of harassment by impersonation if that person poses as another person, without the express authorization of that person, and makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, a transmission of any personal information of the person to another by any oral statement, any written statement, or any statement conveyed by any electronic means, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any person. (2) Harassment by impersonation is a misdemeanor.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0711/HRS_0711-1106_0006.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "A person commits the offense of harassment by impersonation if that person poses as another person, without the express authorization of that person, and makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, a transmission of any personal information of the person to another by any oral statement, any written statement, or any statement conveyed by any electronic means, with the intent to harass, annoy, or alarm any person. (2) Harassment by impersonation is a misdemeanor.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 711-1106.6", "topic": "Harassment by impersonation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_acp_what", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 801G-2: (e) Address Confidentiality Program: administered by the department", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Hawaii's address confidentiality program, run by the department of law enforcement, protects the actual address of a victim of domestic abuse, a sexual offense, or stalking and assigns a substitute address that agencies use.", "body": "Hawaii's address confidentiality program, run by the department of law enforcement, protects the actual address of a victim of domestic abuse, a sexual offense, or stalking and assigns a substitute address that agencies use.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“There is established the address confidentiality program in the department to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a victim of domestic abuse, a sexual offense, or stalking and to prevent the victim's assailants or potential assailants from finding the victim through public records. The program shall: (1) Assign a substitute address to the program participant that shall be used by agencies;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0801G/HRS_0801G-0002.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "There is established the address confidentiality program in the department to protect the confidentiality of the actual address of a victim of domestic abuse, a sexual offense, or stalking and to prevent the victim's assailants or potential assailants from finding the victim through public records. The program shall: (1) Assign a substitute address to the program participant that shall be used by agencies;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 801G-2", "topic": "(e) Address Confidentiality Program: administered by the department", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_acp_dept", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 801G-1: (e) Who administers: department of law enforcement", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] In chapter 801G 'department' means the department of law enforcement; 'primary applicant' means an individual applying as a victim of domestic abuse, a sexual offense, or stalking.", "body": "In chapter 801G 'department' means the department of law enforcement; 'primary applicant' means an individual applying as a victim of domestic abuse, a sexual offense, or stalking.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“means the department of law enforcement.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0801G/HRS_0801G-0001.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "means the department of law enforcement.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 801G-1", "topic": "(e) Who administers: department of law enforcement", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_acp_renew", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 801G-3(c)-(d): (e) Certification length and renewal", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The authorization card stays valid for a period set by the program director, and a certification may be renewed by filing a renewal application no more than thirty days, but at least five days, before it expires; the statute states no fixed term.", "body": "The authorization card stays valid for a period set by the program director, and a certification may be renewed by filing a renewal application no more than thirty days, but at least five days, before it expires; the statute states no fixed term.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(c) Upon the determination that an application has been properly completed, the program director may certify the primary applicant as a program participant and issue the program participant an address confidentiality program authorization card that shall include the participant's substitute address and remain valid for a period of time set forth by the program director; provided that the certification may be canceled pursuant to section 801G-6. (d) A certification may be renewed by filing a renewal application with the program no more than thirty days, but at least five days, prior to the expiration of the existing certification.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0801G/HRS_0801G-0003.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(c) Upon the determination that an application has been properly completed, the program director may certify the primary applicant as a program participant and issue the program participant an address confidentiality program authorization card that shall include the participant's substitute address and remain valid for a period of time set forth by the program director; provided that the certification may be canceled pursuant to section 801G-6. (d) A certification may be renewed by filing a renewal application with the program no more than thirty days, but at least five days, prior to the expiration of the existing certification.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 801G-3(c)-(d)", "topic": "(e) Certification length and renewal", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_acp_agency", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 801G-9(b): (e) Business filing may use the substitute address", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] When a participant presents a valid authorization card, an agency shall accept the substitute address as the participant's actual address to be used when creating a new public record.", "body": "When a participant presents a valid authorization card, an agency shall accept the substitute address as the participant's actual address to be used when creating a new public record.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“the agency shall accept the substitute address on the card as the program participant's actual address to be used when creating a new public record;”\n\nNote: Applies to 'agencies' of the State and its political subdivisions, which include the business registration division (DCCA). A tax exception exists in 801G-9(b)(4): the Department of Taxation may require the actual address for assessing taxes.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0801G/HRS_0801G-0009.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "the agency shall accept the substitute address on the card as the program participant's actual address to be used when creating a new public record;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 801G-9(b)", "topic": "(e) Business filing may use the substitute address", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-hi" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_llc_report", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 428-210(a): (f) LLC annual report puts names and addresses on public record", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An LLC's annual report must give the mailing address of the principal office and the name and address of each manager (or each member if member-managed).", "body": "An LLC's annual report must give the mailing address of the principal office and the name and address of each manager (or each member if member-managed).\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(2) The mailing address of the company's principal office and the information required by section 425R-4(a); and (3) Whether the company is manager-managed, and: (A) If so, the name and address of each manager, and the number of members; or (B) If not, the name and address of each member.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0428/HRS_0428-0210.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(2) The mailing address of the company's principal office and the information required by section 425R-4(a); and (3) Whether the company is manager-managed, and: (A) If so, the name and address of each manager, and the number of members; or (B) If not, the name and address of each member.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 428-210(a)", "topic": "(f) LLC annual report puts names and addresses on public record", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_llc_agent", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 428-107: (f) Registered agent address", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An LLC must keep in Hawaii a registered agent with a business address in the State; the agent may be an individual resident or a domestic or foreign entity authorized to transact business in Hawaii.", "body": "An LLC must keep in Hawaii a registered agent with a business address in the State; the agent may be an individual resident or a domestic or foreign entity authorized to transact business in Hawaii.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“A limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State shall continuously maintain in this State a registered agent, who shall have a business address in this State and may be: (1) An individual who resides in this State; (2) A domestic entity authorized to transact business in this State; or (3) A foreign entity authorized to transact business in this State.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol08_Ch0401-0429/HRS0428/HRS_0428-0107.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "A limited liability company and a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in this State shall continuously maintain in this State a registered agent, who shall have a business address in this State and may be: (1) An individual who resides in this State; (2) A domestic entity authorized to transact business in this State; or (3) A foreign entity authorized to transact business in this State.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 428-107", "topic": "(f) Registered agent address", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_breg_public", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] DCCA BREG FAQ: (f) Registered business information is public", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Business Registration Division says information filed with it is public and can be viewed by searching the registered entity name in its Business Name Search.", "body": "The Business Registration Division says information filed with it is public and can be viewed by searching the registered entity name in its Business Name Search.\n\nWhat Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division actually says:\n\n“Information filed with our office is public and can be viewed by searching under the registered entity name in our Business Name Search.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://cca.hawaii.gov/breg/faqs/", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Business Registration Division", "evidence_quote": "Information filed with our office is public and can be viewed by searching under the registered entity name in our Business Name Search.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "DCCA BREG FAQ", "topic": "(f) Registered business information is public", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_pub_right", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 482P-2: (g) Right of publicity, statutory", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Every individual or personality has a property right in the use of their name, voice, signature and likeness, and the right does not expire on death.", "body": "Every individual or personality has a property right in the use of their name, voice, signature and likeness, and the right does not expire on death.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Every individual or personality has a property right in the use of the individual's or personality's name, voice, signature, and likeness.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol11_Ch0476-0490/HRS0482P/HRS_0482P-0002.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Every individual or personality has a property right in the use of the individual's or personality's name, voice, signature, and likeness.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 482P-2", "topic": "(g) Right of publicity, statutory", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_pub_death", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 482P-4: (g) Survives death for seventy years", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Rights are exclusive to the individual and, after death, to the persons entitled under 482P-3 for a period of seventy years after the death of the individual.", "body": "Rights are exclusive to the individual and, after death, to the persons entitled under 482P-3 for a period of seventy years after the death of the individual.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“for a period of seventy years after the death of the individual,”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol11_Ch0476-0490/HRS0482P/HRS_0482P-0004.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "for a period of seventy years after the death of the individual,", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 482P-4", "topic": "(g) Survives death for seventy years", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_391_hawaii_privacy_and_image_law_for_creators_pub_remedy", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 482P-6(b): (g) Publicity remedy", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person who infringes the publicity right is liable for the greater of $10,000 or actual damages plus attributable profits.", "body": "A person who infringes the publicity right is liable for the greater of $10,000 or actual damages plus attributable profits.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“Any person who infringes a right granted by this chapter shall be liable for the greater of $10,000 or the actual damages sustained as a result of the infringement, and any profits that are attributable to the infringement and not taken into account when calculating actual damages;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol11_Ch0476-0490/HRS0482P/HRS_0482P-0006.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "Any person who infringes a right granted by this chapter shall be liable for the greater of $10,000 or the actual damages sustained as a result of the infringement, and any profits that are attributable to the infringement and not taken into account when calculating actual damages;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "391-hawaii-privacy-and-image-law-for-creators", "subject": "HRS 482P-6(b)", "topic": "(g) Publicity remedy", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "HI", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-hi" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }