HI SB757

Requires publishers offering digital literary materials (eBooks, audiobooks) in Hawaii to license them to public libraries on reasonable terms, including prices comparable to those offered to individual consumers

Prohibits license agreements from restricting libraries' core functions such as lending digital materials, determining loan periods, participating in interlibrary loans, or making preservation copies

Bans publishers from charging libraries more than the public price, imposing per-circulation fees exceeding purchase costs, limiting the number of loans during a license term, or restricting disclosure of license terms to other libraries

Declares license agreements with prohibited terms to be unfair or deceptive acts under Hawaii consumer protection law, making them void and unenforceable, with remedies available to libraries, library officers, and borrowers

Takes effect July 1, 2050, applying only to contracts entered into or renewed after that date, and does not impair existing contracts