{ "batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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'. Violation of privacy (711-1110.9) is in this chapter.", "body": "Hawaii's official statute site publishes HRS Chapter 711 as 'Offenses Against Public Order'. Violation of privacy (711-1110.9) is in this chapter.\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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim_b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1110.9(1)(b): Criminal NCII statute (in force)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Under HRS 711-1110.9(1)(b), knowingly disclosing or threatening to disclose an image or video of an identifiable person nude or in sexual conduct, without consent and with intent to harm substantially or as revenge or retribution, is violation of privacy in the first degree.", "body": "Under HRS 711-1110.9(1)(b), knowingly disclosing or threatening to disclose an image or video of an identifiable person nude or in sexual conduct, without consent and with intent to harm substantially or as revenge or retribution, is violation of privacy in the first degree.\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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "HRS 711-1110.9(1)(b)", "topic": "Criminal NCII statute (in force)", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim_c_synth", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1110.9(1)(c): Synthetic / AI-altered depictions", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Subsection (1)(c) criminalises creating or disclosing (or threatening to) an image or video of a composite fictitious person that includes the recognizable physical characteristics of a known person so that it appears to depict the known person, with intent to harm substantially or as revenge.", "body": "Subsection (1)(c) criminalises creating or disclosing (or threatening to) an image or video of a composite fictitious person that includes the recognizable physical characteristics of a known person so that it appears to depict the known person, with intent to harm substantially or as revenge.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(c) The person intentionally creates or discloses or threatens to disclose an image or video of a composite fictitious person depicted in the nude as defined in section 712-1210, or engaged in sexual conduct as defined in section 712-1210, that includes the recognizable physical characteristics of a known person so that the image or video appears to depict the known person and not a composite fictitious person, with intent to substantially harm 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.”", "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": "(c) The person intentionally creates or discloses or threatens to disclose an image or video of a composite fictitious person depicted in the nude as defined in section 712-1210, or engaged in sexual conduct as defined in section 712-1210, that includes the recognizable physical characteristics of a known person so that the image or video appears to depict the known person and not a composite fictitious person, with intent to substantially harm 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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "HRS 711-1110.9(1)(c)", "topic": "Synthetic / AI-altered depictions", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim_pen", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1110.9(4): Penalty class", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Violation of privacy in the first degree is a class C felony and the court may order destruction of the recording.", "body": "Violation of privacy in the first degree is a class C felony and the court may order destruction of the recording.\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. In addition to any penalties the court may impose, the court may order the destruction of any recording made in violation of this section.”", "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. In addition to any penalties the court may impose, the court may order the destruction of any recording made in violation of this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "HRS 711-1110.9(4)", "topic": "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim_provider", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 711-1110.9(3): Website / provider liability", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Section 711-1110.9 does not impose liability on a provider of 'electronic communication service' or 'remote computing service' for an image disclosed through the service by another person; it imposes no takedown duty.", "body": "Section 711-1110.9 does not impose liability on a provider of 'electronic communication service' or 'remote computing service' for an image disclosed through the service by another person; it imposes no takedown duty.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on a provider of \"electronic communication service\" or \"remote computing service\" as those terms are defined in section 803-41, for an image or video disclosed through the electronic communication service or remote computing service by another person.”\n\nNote: No mandatory website takedown duty was found in HRS 711-1110.9 or in Act 195 text; Act 195 section -8 is consistent with 47 U.S.C. 230 (quoted in the civil-remedy record).", "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": "(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on a provider of \"electronic communication service\" or \"remote computing service\" as those terms are defined in section 803-41, for an image or video disclosed through the electronic communication service or remote computing service by another person.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "HRS 711-1110.9(3)", "topic": "Website / provider liability", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim_sol_c", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 701-108(2)(d): Criminal limitation period: class C felony", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A prosecution for any felony not otherwise listed (including a class C felony such as 711-1110.9) must be commenced within three years after it is committed.", "body": "A prosecution for any felony not otherwise listed (including a class C felony such as 711-1110.9) must be commenced within three years after it is committed.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(d) A prosecution for any other felony must be commenced within three years after it is committed;”\n\nNote: Applies unless 701-108(3)-(6) extends it; those exceptions were not analysed here.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0701/HRS_0701-0108.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(d) A prosecution for any other felony must be commenced within three years after it is committed;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "HRS 701-108(2)(d)", "topic": "Criminal limitation period: class C felony", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_crim_sol_misd", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] HRS 701-108(2)(e): Criminal limitation period: misdemeanor", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A prosecution for a misdemeanor must be commenced within two years after it is committed.", "body": "A prosecution for a misdemeanor must be commenced within two years after it is committed.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes) actually says:\n\n“(e) A prosecution for a misdemeanor or parking violation must be commenced within two years after it is committed;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0701/HRS_0701-0108.htm", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature (Hawaii Revised Statutes)", "evidence_quote": "(e) A prosecution for a misdemeanor or parking violation must be commenced within two years after it is committed;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "HRS 701-108(2)(e)", "topic": "Criminal limitation period: misdemeanor", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_act196", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 196 (SB2135 CD1): New felony: nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 196 (signed 7 July 2026) adds a new HRS chapter 711 offence of nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images, effective 1 July 2026 per the bill text.", "body": "Act 196 (signed 7 July 2026) adds a new HRS chapter 711 offence of nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images, effective 1 July 2026 per the bill text.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Act 196, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298).”\n\nNote: Status page of the measure on capitol.hawaii.gov. Section number in HRS not yet assigned in the bill ('711-'); the 2026 HRS supplement was not available on hrscurrent when checked.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2135&year=2026", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Act 196, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1298).", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "2026 Act 196 (SB2135 CD1)", "topic": "New felony: nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private 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": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap", "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-hi" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_act196_text", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 196 (SB2135 CD1): Elements and class: coercive disclosure", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The new offence covers intentionally or knowingly disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate or private image of an identifiable person without consent, with intent to compel the depicted person (for example to provide more images, engage in sexual acts, or for anything of value); it is a class B felony.", "body": "The new offence covers intentionally or knowingly disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate or private image of an identifiable person without consent, with intent to compel the depicted person (for example to provide more images, engage in sexual acts, or for anything of value); it is a class B felony.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2) Nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images shall be a class B felony.”\n\nNote: Bill text as passed in conference (CD1). Elements are in the preceding subsection (1)(a)-(c).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_CD1_.HTM", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2) Nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images shall be a class B felony.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "2026 Act 196 (SB2135 CD1)", "topic": "Elements and class: coercive disclosure", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_act196_def", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 2026 Act 196 (SB2135 CD1): Definition of intimate image includes computer-generated images", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] In the new offence 'intimate image' means any digital image, photograph, computer-generated image or video, or live or recorded video that depicts a person in the nude or engaged in sexual conduct (both as defined in 712-1210).", "body": "In the new offence 'intimate image' means any digital image, photograph, computer-generated image or video, or live or recorded video that depicts a person in the nude or engaged in sexual conduct (both as defined in 712-1210).\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“means any digital image, photograph, computer-generated image or video, or live or recorded video that depicts a person in the nude, as defined in section 712‑1210, or engaged in sexual conduct, as defined in section 712-1210.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2135_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, computer-generated image or video, or live or recorded video that depicts a person in the nude, as defined in section 712‑1210, or engaged in sexual conduct, as defined in section 712-1210.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "2026 Act 196 (SB2135 CD1)", "topic": "Definition of intimate image includes 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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_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": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "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_r6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_6652_hawaii_revenge_porn_and_deepfake_laws_deepfake_bill", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] SB1156 (stand-alone deepfake crime) did not pass", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] SB1156 'Relating to deepfakes' would establish the crime of unlawful creation or distribution of a sexually explicit deepfake. Its status page shows no action after it was carried over to the 2026 session and no Act number.", "body": "SB1156 'Relating to deepfakes' would establish the crime of unlawful creation or distribution of a sexually explicit deepfake. Its status page shows no action after it was carried over to the 2026 session and no Act number.\n\nWhat Hawaii State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing, not from operative text). Searched: capitol.hawaii.gov measure status page for SB1156 (2025 and 2026 sessions) and the HRS chapter 707/711 indexes (no 'deepfake' section). Not searched: the unpublished 2026 HRS supplement. Synthetic images are instead reached by HRS 711-1110.9(1)(c) and Act 196/195 definitions.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1156&year=2026", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Hawaii State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "6652-hawaii-revenge-porn-and-deepfake-laws", "subject": "Hawaii sexually explicit deepfake bill", "topic": "SB1156 (stand-alone deepfake crime) did not pass", "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" } } ] }