HI SCR42

Requests the Department of the Attorney General to convene a Youth Digital Safety and Platform Accountability Working Group to examine technology-facilitated abuse in Hawaii and develop regulatory recommendations.

Working group membership includes 11 representatives from state agencies (Attorney General as chair, Human Services, Office of Wellness and Resilience, Commission on the Status of Women), the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney, youth commissions, and survivor service organizations including the Domestic Violence Action Center and Sex Abuse Treatment Center.

Working group is tasked with assessing prevalence of technology-facilitated abuse (stalking via location-tracking, image-based sexual abuse, AI-generated content), reviewing gaps in existing laws, and evaluating digital platform safety practices.

Report with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation due to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2027.