AI Rules for Hawaii Law Firms
Last verified July 8, 2026
Hawaii's state courts are handling AI misuse under existing rules, and the legislature has now enacted a disclosure law for client-facing AI, while firms appearing in Hawaii's federal district court already face a concrete filing requirement. This page separates what each of those requires of your firm.
Where Hawaii Stands
Hawaii state courts currently police AI misuse under existing rules rather than a dedicated AI rule, according to the Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts' Final Report (SCMF-24-0000305). The committee flagged the possibility of a future rule requiring a concurrent declaration whenever AI is used in a filing, but that has not been adopted. Meanwhile, SB 3001 CD1, the Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act, was signed into law by Governor Green on July 14, 2026, and is now Act 248, Session Laws of Hawaii 2026.
What Your Firm Must Do
In Hawaii's state courts, the Final Report's guidance means your firm should verify every AI-assisted citation, since existing rules rather than a new AI-specific standard currently govern misuse. In Hawaii federal court, General Order 23-1 of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii already requires a concurrent Reliance on Unverified Source declaration for any filing that relies on generative AI for sources not verifiable on Westlaw, Lexis, or Bloomberg, on pain of sanctions. Confirm the current version of that order on the court's general orders page before filing.
What Act 248 Requires
Now that Governor Green has signed SB 3001 CD1 into law as Act 248, firms with client-facing conversational AI need to disclose that users are interacting with AI and add minor-safety and crisis-referral protocols. The bill was signed July 14, 2026, so firms offering such tools in Hawaii should confirm the compliance timeline against the enacted text rather than treating the requirement as pending.
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- SB 3001 CD1, Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act, enacted as Act 248, Session Laws of Hawaii 2026 (signed July 14, 2026)
- Committee on Artificial Intelligence and the Courts, Final Report (SCMF-24-0000305)
- General Order 23-1, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii (reliance on unverified sources, adopted November 2023)