{
  "title": "Edictai records: Hawaii",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "jurisdiction": "us-hi",
  "name": "Hawaii",
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hcr-44",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "concurrent-resolution",
      "identifier": "HCR 44",
      "title": "Urging The Department Of Education To Co-develop A Sixth To Twelfth Grade Artificial Intelligence Literacy And Usage Curriculum With Teachers.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-03-12",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "curriculum-standards",
        "equity-access"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "requires-ai-literacy-instruction",
        "bias-or-equity-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "Urges the Department of Education to co-develop a grade 6-12 artificial intelligence literacy and usage curriculum with teachers, consulting research and AI literacy frameworks. Urges that the curriculum foster ethical AI use, enable equitable access, and include regular assessments of student progress.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hcr-44"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hr-40",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "resolution",
      "identifier": "HR 40",
      "title": "Urging The Department Of Education To Co-develop A Sixth To Twelfth Grade Artificial Intelligence Literacy And Usage Curriculum With Teachers.",
      "status": "passed-chamber",
      "date": "2026-03-12",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "curriculum-standards",
        "equity-access"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "requires-ai-literacy-instruction",
        "bias-or-equity-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "Urges the Department of Education to co-develop a grade 6-12 artificial intelligence literacy and usage curriculum with teachers, consulting research and AI literacy frameworks. Urges that the curriculum foster ethical AI use, enable equitable access, and include regular assessments of student progress.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hr-40"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-scr-33",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "concurrent-resolution",
      "identifier": "SCR 33",
      "title": "Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Artificial Intelligence Literacy Curricula Plans And Programs For Use In Public Schools.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-03-10",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "curriculum-standards"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "requires-ai-literacy-instruction"
      ],
      "summary": "Requests the Department of Education to develop artificial intelligence literacy curricula plans and programs for public schools, covering AI concepts, machine learning and generative AI, best practices, ethics, innovation, and AI in relation to Hawaii's history and culture. Requests that the department submit the plans to the Legislature before the 2027 session.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-scr-33"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-sr-32",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "resolution",
      "identifier": "SR 32",
      "title": "Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop Artificial Intelligence Literacy Curricula Plans And Programs For Use In Public Schools.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-03-10",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "curriculum-standards"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "requires-ai-literacy-instruction"
      ],
      "summary": "Requests the Department of Education to develop artificial intelligence literacy curricula plans and programs for public schools, covering AI concepts, machine learning and generative AI, best practices, ethics, innovation, and AI in relation to Hawaii's history and culture. Requests that the department submit the plans to the Legislature before the 2027 session.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-sr-32"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hb-2500",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 2500",
      "title": "Relating To Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-01-28",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "admissions",
        "equity-access",
        "institutional-operations"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "requires-disclosure"
      ],
      "summary": "Requires developers and deployers of algorithmic decision systems to provide disclosures, including notice to individuals affected by decisions about education enrollment or education opportunities, and gives individuals rights to access and correct their data. Requires disclosure of generative AI interactions and makes developers and deployers jointly liable for certain violations.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hb-2500"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hb-2466",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 2466",
      "title": "Relating To Education.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-01-27",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "curriculum-standards",
        "safety-wellbeing"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "requires-ai-literacy-instruction",
        "creates-task-force"
      ],
      "summary": "Bans student use of electronic telecommunication devices during instructional hours and requires the Department of Education to develop and administer a K-12 social media and artificial intelligence literacy curriculum. Requires the department to review the restrictions and the literacy curriculum and report to the legislature.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hb-2466"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hb-1887",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 1887",
      "title": "Relating To Artificial Intelligence Literacy Education.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-01-23",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "curriculum-standards",
        "educator-training",
        "funding",
        "local-policy-requirement",
        "task-force"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "requires-ai-literacy-instruction",
        "ai-course-or-graduation-requirement",
        "educator-pd-requirement",
        "requires-local-ai-policy",
        "appropriates-funding"
      ],
      "summary": "Requires the Department of Education to implement an AI literacy curricula plan and makes a passing grade in an AI literacy course a graduation condition for grades 11 and 12 beginning in 2027-2028. Requires teacher professional development and certification for AI literacy teachers, requires each public school to adopt an AI policy, establishes an advisory council, and creates a three-year AI education grant pilot program.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hb-1887"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-sb-2967",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 2967",
      "title": "Relating To Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-01-23",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "admissions",
        "equity-access",
        "institutional-operations"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "ai-in-admissions",
        "bias-or-equity-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "Establishes consumer protection requirements for AI systems used in consumer interactions and consequential decisions, which include education admissions and educational opportunities. Requires disclosures, a duty of reasonable care against algorithmic discrimination, risk management programs and impact assessments for high-risk AI systems, and rights to correction, appeal, and human review.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-sb-2967"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hb-1676",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 1676",
      "title": "Relating To Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-01-20",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "assessment",
        "educator-training",
        "equity-access",
        "funding",
        "instructional-use",
        "procurement",
        "student-privacy",
        "task-force"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "creates-task-force",
        "issues-model-policy",
        "procurement-standards",
        "appropriates-funding"
      ],
      "summary": "Establishes an artificial intelligence in education task force within the University of Hawaii to develop model guidance on AI as an instructional tool, data privacy and vendor transparency standards, digital equity recommendations, educator professional-development guidelines, and a framework for evaluating learning outcomes. Requires reports in 2027, 2028, and 2029 and appropriates funds.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hb-1676"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-sb-2212",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 2212",
      "title": "Relating to Artificial Intelligence Literacy Education",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2026-01-14",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ai-literacy",
        "curriculum-standards",
        "educator-training",
        "funding",
        "local-policy-requirement"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "ai-course-or-graduation-requirement",
        "requires-local-ai-policy",
        "educator-prep-requirement",
        "creates-task-force",
        "appropriates-funding"
      ],
      "summary": "Would have required public school students in grades 11 and 12 to pass an artificial intelligence literacy course of at least six weeks as a graduation condition beginning in 2027-2028, required each public school to adopt an AI use policy, created an advisory council for AI education, and appropriated $5,000,000 for a three-year AI education grant pilot program. It was referred to Senate committees and received no hearing.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-sb-2212"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hb-1384",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 1384",
      "title": "Relating To Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2025-01-23",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "task-force"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "creates-task-force"
      ],
      "summary": "Establishes the Hawaii Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to recommend an action plan on AI awareness, education, policy, and use in the State. The council's action plan must address proposed policy changes related to workforce development, educational systems, and research opportunities for colleges and universities.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hb-1384"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-sb-1622",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 1622",
      "title": "Relating To Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2025-01-23",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "educator-training",
        "funding",
        "research",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "ai-workforce-program",
        "appropriates-funding"
      ],
      "summary": "Establishes the Aloha Intelligence Institute at the University of Hawaii to conduct AI research and to foster AI-related degree programs, faculty and staff training, workforce initiatives, K-12 educational programs, and student pathways aligned with the Department of Education. Appropriates funds for institute positions and start-up costs.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-sb-1622"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-hb-546",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 546",
      "title": "Relating To Artificial Intelligence.",
      "status": "passed-legislature",
      "date": "2025-01-17",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "educator-training",
        "research",
        "workforce"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "ai-workforce-program"
      ],
      "summary": "Establishes the Aloha Intelligence Institute at the University of Hawaii to conduct AI research and to foster AI-related degree programs, faculty and staff training, workforce initiatives, K-12 educational programs, and student pathways aligned with the Department of Education. The institute must also develop ethical guidelines for AI use in the State.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-hb-546"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2025-2026-sb-59",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 59",
      "title": "Relating To Algorithmic Discrimination.",
      "status": "failed",
      "date": "2025-01-08",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "equity-access"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "bias-or-equity-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "Bars covered entities from making algorithmic eligibility or information availability determinations, based on machine learning or artificial intelligence, that discriminate on protected characteristics in access to credit, insurance, education, employment, housing, or public accommodation. Requires notices to affected individuals and annual reports to the Department of the Attorney General.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2025-2026-sb-59"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-hidoe-ai-guidance-students",
      "record_type": "document",
      "classification": "guidance",
      "identifier": "",
      "title": "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidance for Student Use",
      "status": "current",
      "date": "2025-01",
      "issuer": "us-hi-k12-agency",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "academic-integrity",
        "ai-literacy",
        "instructional-use",
        "student-privacy"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "academic-integrity-rules",
        "limits-ai-instructional-use"
      ],
      "summary": "Hawaii State Department of Education guidance for students on using AI tools. Students may use school-approved AI tools with a signed Technology Responsible Use Form, must disclose and cite any AI use in assignments, should not use AI on exams or quizzes unless permitted, and should verify AI output and avoid sharing personal information.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-hidoe-ai-guidance-students"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-hidoe-ai-guidance-employees",
      "record_type": "document",
      "classification": "guidance",
      "identifier": "",
      "title": "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidance for Employees",
      "status": "current",
      "date": "2024-05",
      "issuer": "us-hi-k12-agency",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "academic-integrity",
        "educator-training",
        "equity-access",
        "instructional-use",
        "student-privacy"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "academic-integrity-rules",
        "restricts-student-data-use"
      ],
      "summary": "Hawaii State Department of Education guidance for employees on responsible AI use, organized around accountability, fairness and equity, human oversight, assessment and effectiveness, professional development, and data protection. It advises against relying solely on AI detection tools to determine plagiarism and against entering personally identifiable information into AI tools.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-hidoe-ai-guidance-employees"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2024-sb-2524",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "SB 2524",
      "title": "Relating To Algorithmic Discrimination.",
      "status": "in-committee",
      "date": "2024-01-19",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "equity-access"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "bias-or-equity-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "Bars covered entities from making algorithmic eligibility or information availability determinations, based on machine learning or artificial intelligence, that discriminate on protected characteristics in access to credit, insurance, education, employment, housing, or public accommodation. Requires notices to affected individuals and annual reports to the Department of the Attorney General.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2024-sb-2524"
    },
    {
      "id": "us-hi-2024-hb-1607",
      "record_type": "legislation",
      "classification": "bill",
      "identifier": "HB 1607",
      "title": "Relating To Algorithmic Discrimination.",
      "status": "in-committee",
      "date": "2024-01-16",
      "issuer": "",
      "education_levels": [
        "k12",
        "postsecondary"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "equity-access"
      ],
      "provision_types": [
        "bias-or-equity-requirement"
      ],
      "summary": "Bars covered entities from making algorithmic eligibility or information availability determinations, based on machine learning or artificial intelligence, that discriminate on protected characteristics in access to credit, insurance, education, employment, housing, or public accommodation. Requires notices to affected individuals and annual reports to the Department of the Attorney General.",
      "page_url": "https://edictai.org/states/hi/#us-hi-2024-hb-1607"
    }
  ]
}