AI Frontier Institute

Relating To Identity Theft.

View primary source →

Hawaii House Bill 1954 (33rd Legislature, 2026) amends the state's identity theft statutes to explicitly cover fraud committed using artificial intelligence (AI) or 'materially deceptive media.' Section 1 adds two new definitions to Section 708-800, Hawaii Revised Statutes: 'artificial intelligence' (a machine-based system making predictions, recommendations, or decisions using machine and human inputs) and 'materially deceptive media' (AI-generated or digitally fabricated video, image, or audio that falsely depicts a real individual and would deceive a reasonable viewer). Sections 2, 3, and 4 amend Sections 708-839.6, 708-839.7, and 708-839.8, respectively, to add 'fraudulent impersonation or false depiction through artificial intelligence or materially deceptive media' as covered methods of transmitting another person's personal information in the offenses of identity theft in the first, second, and third degrees. Section 2 also clarifies the first-degree provision to specify that the intent element includes gaining access to confidential information or accounts. The bill takes effect upon approval and does not affect rights, penalties, or proceedings that arose before its effective date (Section 5).

← Back to the tracker