HB 1869 Summary

• Establishes a new chapter restricting government use of facial recognition technology in Hawaii, citing concerns about civil rights and privacy violations.

• Prohibits government officials from obtaining, retaining, sharing, accessing, or using facial recognition systems or information derived from them, with limited exceptions.

• Permits facial recognition use by law enforcement trained personnel to compare surveillance photos to arrest booking photos and conduct photo lineups under section 801K-2.

• Allows facial recognition at state airports and in conjunction with thermal scanning technology when the director of health determines there is a serious communicable disease outbreak or likelihood of extensive injury or death, with data destroyed within 60 minutes.

• Prohibits facial recognition information from constituting probable cause for arrest and exempts driver's license agencies from restrictions when complying with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005.