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Hawaii age-verification & online ID laws

Failed HB 1212 / HB 1198 (2025-26)

Adult-site age-verification package, split into two bills -- HB 1212 set the verification requirements and HB 1198 added penalties -- so the requirements could advance even if the penalties did not.

Laws & bills on record

Adult content

Failed
Bill / statute
HB 1212 / HB 1198 (2025-26)
Status
Bill introduced, then failed
Sponsor
Rep. Elijah Pierick (R)

Adult-site age-verification package, split into two bills -- HB 1212 set the verification requirements and HB 1198 added penalties -- so the requirements could advance even if the penalties did not. Introduced in 2025, referred to committee (CPC/JHA), and carried over to the 2026 session, but they stalled there and died when the 2026 regular session adjourned sine die without enactment. Hawaii has also rejected social-media age-verification proposals.

Timeline
  • Jan 27, 2025Pending
  • May 1, 2026Failed

Source: capitol.hawaii.gov

Digital ID

This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.

Effective: Live

Source: tsa.gov

Frequently asked questions

Does Hawaii require age verification to access adult websites?

No -- a bill was introduced but failed. HB 1212 / HB 1198 (2025-26) is failed. Adult-site age-verification package, split into two bills -- HB 1212 set the verification requirements and HB 1198 added penalties -- so the requirements could advance even if the penalties did not.

Does Hawaii have a digital ID requirement?

This state issues a mobile driver's license / state digital ID that residents can load into a phone wallet; it is on the AAMVA mDL list and TSA's digital-ID program.

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