Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act (2026 Haw. Sess. Laws Act 248, S.B. 3001 CD1)

Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 481B, part I (new section) (2026 Haw. Sess. Laws Act 248)

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In force 64 days, effective 14 July 2026.

An AI transparency rule binding private bodies.

As of 7 September 2026.

What it requires

Issue a clear and conspicuous notification that an AI companion is artificial intelligence and not human, whenever a reasonable person interacting with it could otherwise be led to believe it is human.
For a user you know or have reasonable certainty is a minor, disclose that the user is interacting with AI, either as a persistent visible disclaimer, or at the start of each session and at least once per hour of continuous interaction with a reminder to take a break.
Adopt a protocol using evidence-based methods for the AI companion to respond to a user's prompts about suicidal ideation or self-harm, making reasonable efforts to refer the user to crisis-intervention services, and do not represent or program the AI companion to represent itself as providing professional mental or behavioral health care.
For a minor user, do not award points or similar rewards at unpredictable intervals to encourage engagement, do not have the AI companion discourage disengagement, take reasonable measures to prevent it from producing sexually explicit material or statements, and make screen-time and account-setting tools available to the user and their parent or guardian.
Beginning January 1, 2028, submit an annual report to the Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration on crisis-intervention referrals and protocols, containing no user-identifying information.
This section creates no private right of action; a violation is enforced only as an unfair or deceptive trade practice under section 480-2, by the Department of the Attorney General or the Office of Consumer Protection.
A mobile application store or search engine that merely provides access to an AI companion is not an "operator" under this section, and a model developer is not liable for a third party's violation using that developer's AI model.

If you get it wrong

Private right of actionNo

Who enforces it

Enforcement body

Department of the Attorney General; Office of Consumer Protection, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

What this law does

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Requires an operator of an AI companion (a system using artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, or emotional-recognition algorithms designed to simulate a sustained human-like relationship) to clearly and conspicuously disclose that it is not human whenever a reasonable person could otherwise mistake it for one, and adds a recurring, more frequent disclosure duty, content restrictions, and parental controls where the operator knows or reasonably believes the user is a minor.

An operator must adopt an evidence-based protocol for responding to a user's suicidal-ideation or self-harm prompts by referring the user to crisis-intervention services, and beginning January 1, 2028 must file an annual, de-identified report on crisis referrals with the Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration.

A violation is an unfair or deceptive trade practice under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 480-2, enforceable by the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Consumer Protection; the section expressly creates no private right of action, and expressly imposes no liability on the developer of an AI model for a third party's violation using that model. Not yet assigned a permanent section number on the state code site as of the date shown; the bill designates it a new section of chapter 481B, part I.

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Read the law

enrolled CD1 bill text, S.B. 3001 (2026 Haw. Sess. Laws Act 248), Hawaii State Legislature

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