HI HB1212

Commercial entities publishing pornographic material on websites accessible in Hawaii must implement age verification to confirm users are over 18 years old

Acceptable verification methods include digital identification, government-issued ID, or commercially available age verification software using public or private transactional data

Commercial entities and third-party verification services are prohibited from retaining any identifying information collected during the age verification process

News media, public interest websites, internet service providers, search engines, and cloud service providers are exempt from the requirements

Civil penalties include $10,000 per day for operating without age verification, $10,000 per instance of retaining identification data, and up to $250,000 if minors access pornographic material due to non-compliance