# H.B. NO. 2137 (Hawaii) — effective upon its approval

For H.B. NO. 2137 (Hawaii), effective date is upon its approval; what it applies to is any person who knowingly publishes a realistic digital imitation of an identifiable individual without consent, where the imitation is used in an advertisement, causes harm, or is used to commit fraud, defamation or harassment, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14.

- **Jurisdiction:** Hawaii _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Instrument:** H.B. NO. 2137 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** upon its approval _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What it applies to:** any person who knowingly publishes a realistic digital imitation of an identifiable individual without consent, where the imitation is used in an advertisement, causes harm, or is used to commit fraud, defamation or harassment _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

## Source

- https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2137_CD1_.HTM

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2026-10-29.
Part of [AI law and regulation effective dates by jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/ai-regulation-effective-dates/).