Hawaii
Every law and rule change USCLI tracks for Hawaii, across the professions, on one page. Each entry links to its full write-up and official sources.
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Licensing Law Tracker
Hawaii licenses private detectives and detective agencies through the Board of Private Detectives and Guards. The licensing law and rules have not changed since 2023, but carry licensing has: a 2023 act exempted licensed detectives from the registered-owner rule for carry licenses, and in June 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s default ban on carrying onto private property open to the public.
Full Hawaii page: every change, its sources, and what has not changed (6 entries).
Felony of nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images
Creates the offense of nonconsensual disclosure of intimate or private images in HRS chapter 711, including disclosing or threatening to disclose such an image to compel conduct, obtain more images or anything of value, or affect a family court proceeding.
Supreme Court strikes the default ban on carry onto private property open to the public
Held that HRS 134-9.5, which bars carry license holders from carrying handguns onto private property of another without the express authorization of the owner, lessee, operator, or manager, violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments as applied to…
Expunged cases removed from the Judiciary’s public databases
Requires the courts to seal or remove from the Judiciary’s publicly accessible databases information about the arrest or case of a person whose expungement order has been sent to the court.
Public servants may demand removal of personal information from the internet
On a written request from a covered public servant, such as a judge, legislator, department head, or elections worker, any agency, person, or organization must remove protected personal information, including home address and personal phone and email, from…
Using a computer to commit a privacy violation becomes a separate crime
Adds violation of privacy in the first and second degree (HRS 711-1110.9, 711-1111) to the offenses for which knowingly using a computer to identify, pursue, surveil, or contact the victim is a separate crime (HRS 708-893(1)).
Officer Certification Tracker
The Officer Certification Tracker has not published a Hawaii page yet. See the states it covers.
Forensic Science Tracker
The Forensic Science Tracker has not published a Hawaii page yet. See the states it covers.
Last updated October 18, 2026Source: United States Council for Law & Investigation