Hawaii HB 1782 (Relating to Artificial Intelligence for the Protection of Minors) 2026

• Authority: Hawaii
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Proposed
• Most recent activity date: 2026-04-23

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Exposure to toxic content
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Compromise of privacy
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 6-7 subdomains, with strong focus on toxic content exposure (1.2), privacy concerns (2.1), fraud and manipulation (4.3), overreliance and unsafe use (5.1), lack of robustness (7.3), and lack of transparency (7.4). Coverage is concentrated in protecting minors from harmful content, deceptive practices, and inappropriate emotional dependency on AI systems.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector, specifically providers of conversational AI services and AI companion systems (chatbots, AI assistants, companion apps). It may also apply to Educational Services where such AI systems are deployed, and peripherally touches Health Care and Social Assistance by prohibiting AI from providing mental health services to minors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state statute enacted by the Hawaii Legislature with mandatory compliance requirements, enforcement mechanisms through the attorney general, and civil penalties up to $15,000 per violation per day.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Legislature of the State of Hawaii
• Summary: The document is a state legislative bill enacted by the Hawaii Legislature, as indicated by the opening enactment clause and legislative structure.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Providers of conversational AI services and AI companion systems made available to Hawaii residents
• Summary: The statute targets 'providers' defined as entities that develop, deploy, or operate conversational AI services or AI companion systems available to state residents, particularly those accessible to minors.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Attorney General of Hawaii; Executive Director of the Office of Consumer Protection
• Summary: The statute explicitly designates the attorney general and the office of consumer protection as enforcement authorities with power to seek injunctive relief and civil penalties.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Office of Consumer Protection
• Summary: The office of consumer protection is designated to receive assessment summaries and monitor compliance with the minor protection requirements before deployment of new or modified systems.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document addresses multiple lifecycle stages with primary focus on design requirements, deployment procedures, and ongoing monitoring. It requires risk assessments before deployment, mandates design features that prevent harmful outputs, and requires annual review and updates of protection plans.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Systems
• General Purpose AI
• Generative AI
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and regulates 'artificial intelligence,' 'conversational AI service,' and 'AI companion system.' It focuses on conversational/companion-style generative AI systems. It does not mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, compute thresholds, or open-weight models.