Hawaii Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act (SB 3001 CD1, Act 248)

Properties

jurisdiction: US, Hawaii
level: state
domain: safety
status: in-effect
scope: Requires operators of conversational AI services (AI 'companions') accessible in Hawaii to disclose that users are interacting with AI rather than a human, and to build in protections for minors and users expressing suicidal ideation or self-harm.
obligations: Operators of conversational/companion AI must clearly and conspicuously disclose that the user is interacting with AI, not a human; must develop protocols to detect and respond to expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm by directing users to crisis resources; must guard against manipulative engagement design and sexually explicit content directed at minors; must give parents/guardians screen-time and account-management tools; and, beginning January 1, 2028, must submit annual reports on crisis-referral activity (enforced as an unfair or deceptive trade practice by the Attorney General / Office of Consumer Protection).
effectiveDate: 2026-07-14
enactedDate: 2026-07-14
penalties: Civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation, capped at $1,000,000 per operator; enforced by the Hawaii Attorney General/Office of Consumer Protection as an unfair or deceptive trade practice.
appliesTo: Operators of conversational AI / AI companion services accessible to users in Hawaii, with heightened duties toward minors
officialUrl: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3001_CD1_.HTM
notes: Signed by Governor Josh Green on July 14, 2026 as Act 248 (SB 3001 CD1, 'Relating to Artificial Intelligence'). The enacted CD1 bill text (unavailable to this agent's fetch tool, which received a 403, but resolvable for a human browser) is at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3001_CD1_.HTM and states 'This Act shall take effect upon its approval,' with the annual crisis-reporting duty separately phased to January 1, 2028 per secondary reporting (Hawaii Senate Majority press release). No specific per-violation civil penalty dollar figure was confirmed in sources reviewed; leaving penalties null rather than guessing. Distinct from tracked companion-chatbot laws in Colorado (co-hb26-1263) and Washington (wa-hb2225): this is Hawaii's own enactment, not a duplicate.

Properties

jurisdiction

US, Hawaii

level

state

domain

safety

status

in-effect

scope

Requires operators of conversational AI services (AI 'companions') accessible in Hawaii to disclose that users are interacting with AI rather than a human, and to build in protections for minors and users expressing suicidal ideation or self-harm.

obligations

Operators of conversational/companion AI must clearly and conspicuously disclose that the user is interacting with AI, not a human; must develop protocols to detect and respond to expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm by directing users to crisis resources; must guard against manipulative engagement design and sexually explicit content directed at minors; must give parents/guardians screen-time and account-management tools; and, beginning January 1, 2028, must submit annual reports on crisis-referral activity (enforced as an unfair or deceptive trade practice by the Attorney General / Office of Consumer Protection).

effectiveDate

2026-07-14

enactedDate

2026-07-14

penalties

Civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation, capped at $1,000,000 per operator; enforced by the Hawaii Attorney General/Office of Consumer Protection as an unfair or deceptive trade practice.

appliesTo

Operators of conversational AI / AI companion services accessible to users in Hawaii, with heightened duties toward minors

officialUrl

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3001_CD1_.HTM

notes

Signed by Governor Josh Green on July 14, 2026 as Act 248 (SB 3001 CD1, 'Relating to Artificial Intelligence'). The enacted CD1 bill text (unavailable to this agent's fetch tool, which received a 403, but resolvable for a human browser) is at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3001_CD1_.HTM and states 'This Act shall take effect upon its approval,' with the annual crisis-reporting duty separately phased to January 1, 2028 per secondary reporting (Hawaii Senate Majority press release). No specific per-violation civil penalty dollar figure was confirmed in sources reviewed; leaving penalties null rather than guessing. Distinct from tracked companion-chatbot laws in Colorado (co-hb26-1263) and Washington (wa-hb2225): this is Hawaii's own enactment, not a duplicate.