HI SB2254

Internet dating services must provide safety awareness notifications to Hawaii members at registration and via a prominent website link, including specific cautionary statements about identity theft, stranger danger, protecting personal information, and safe meeting practices.

Services that do not conduct criminal background screenings must clearly disclose this fact to Hawaii members in bold, capital letters (at least 12-point type) through email, click-through acknowledgment, member profiles, or signup pages.

Services conducting criminal background screenings must disclose this fact and explain that screenings are not foolproof, may be circumvented, do not cover all criminal records, and only include publicly available convictions.

The Attorney General may enforce the law by seeking injunctions against violators and recovering up to $250 per registered Hawaii member during the violation period, with damages potentially tripled for pattern and practice violations.

Defines "Hawaii member" as someone providing an in-state billing address or zip code, and establishes that the law takes effect upon approval.