AI Companions Heatmap

Hawaii has two active 2026 session bills — HB 1782 and SB 3001 — targeting AI companion chatbots used by minors, but the bill text and current status could not be verified from the official legislature site on this review.

• Hawaii has two bills in the 2026 session — HB 1782 and SB 3001 — that, based on available descriptions, would establish rules for how AI companion and conversational chatbot products can be designed and marketed to minors. Because the official bill pages did not return readable content on this review, the specific requirements, any effective date, and the current legislative status could not be confirmed. Treat this card as a candid gap, not a finding about Hawaii's actual posture. The existence of companion bills in both chambers is a directional signal that this topic has legislative support in Hawaii — but a signal is not an enacted rule.

• Open both bill links in a normal browser — the Hawaii capitol site loads cleanly there and will show the current committee status, any enrolled version, and whether the Governor has signed either bill. If either bill has been signed, note the effective date and the enrolled bill number, which will let Rooted Reality confirm the full rule in the next review.