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AI law in Hawaii
10 binding provisions TwinEthos encodes that reach Hawaii (US-HI): 10 in force, 0 enacted but not yet applying. Start from the guards to add.
Informational data, not legal advice. Summaries and rules have not been reviewed by a lawyer: always verify official law text for decisions. A suggested guard is intended to address each rule; adding it is not a statement of compliance to that law.
Includes US federal law, which applies in every state. See also United States (federal).
The guards that cover the most here
50 guards address 68 items across 2 jurisdictions with binding law: 10 binding law in force, 0 enacted but not yet applying, 34 standards and frameworks, 24 TwinEthos recommended guardrails.
AI chat interaction without disclosure
Show an AI-identity notice at or before the first assistant turn, in the UI or as the opening message, and answer truthfully when asked if it is a bot.
Addresses 4 items: 1 binding law in force · 2 standards · 1 recommended guardrail
Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI).
Companion or conversational AI without a self-harm crisis protocol
Screen every user message for suicidal ideation and self-harm, return a crisis referral instead of the normal reply on detection, and block encouragement or method content.
Addresses 2 items: 1 binding law in force · 1 recommended guardrail
Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI).
AI agent configured to pose as, or claim affiliation with, a government body or a business it does not represent
Make the agent's persona, greeting, and scripts name only the operating organization, and never instruct it to claim a government or third-party business identity or endorsement.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in United States (federal) (US).
AI conversation designed to maximize time spent or discourage leaving
Remove retention and guilt tactics from AI prompts and personas, and do not select or train AI variants on session length without wellbeing guardrails that can veto them.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI).
AI experience ignores age signals it already has
Route every age signal the product holds into the AI session policy and apply a minor profile: tighter content, no romantic role-play, bounded engagement, frequent AI reminders.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI).
AI intentionally designed to incite harm
Keep incitement out of prompts, personas, and tuning data, and screen model output for self-harm, violence, and crime encouragement before replies are returned.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI).
Conversational AI represents itself as providing professional mental/behavioral health care
Strip claims that the AI is a licensed therapist or provides professional mental health care from its prompts, replies, product name, UI, and listings.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI).
Health information sent to an external AI vendor without the contractual or legal basis the law requires
Send identifiable health data only to AI endpoints registered with a signed BAA or processing agreement and retention and training off; otherwise de-identify first.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in United States (federal) (US).
More health information than the task needs is sent to an AI model
Build AI prompts, context and fine-tuning rows from a per-task allowlist of health-record fields, never by serializing a whole patient record or FHIR bundle.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in United States (federal) (US).
Companion or conversational AI account without user or parental controls for privacy, settings and screen time
Give account holders, and parents of minor account holders, controls for privacy, account settings, notifications, engagement features and screen time.
Addresses 1 item: 1 binding law in force
Law in force in Hawaii (US-HI).
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Plans for one feature in Hawaii:
Laws
- FTC Impersonation Rule (16 CFR Part 461) United States (federal) (US)
- HIPAA Privacy Rule (45 CFR 160, 164 Subpart E) United States (federal) (US)
- Hawaii Act 248 (SB 3001, AI companions) Hawaii (US-HI)
Informational data, not legal advice. Summaries are TwinEthos's own words and rules have not been reviewed by a lawyer: check the official text before relying on any of it. A guard addresses an item; adding it is not a statement that your code meets any law.