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Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 712-1215

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person commits the offense of promoting pornography for minors if:

(a) Knowing its character and content, the person disseminates to a minor material that is pornographic for minors;

(b) Knowing its character and content, the person disseminates material that is pornographic for minors to a law enforcement officer who represents that officer's self as a minor; or

(c) Knowing the character and content of a motion picture film or other performance that, in whole or in part, is pornographic for minors, the person:

(i) Exhibits the motion picture film or other performance to a minor;

(ii) Sells to a minor an admission ticket or pass to premises where there is exhibited or to be exhibited the motion picture film or other performance; or

(iii) Admits a minor to premises where there is exhibited or to be exhibited the motion picture film or other performance.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a parent or legal guardian of the minor or to a sibling of the minor, or to a person who commits any act specified therein in the person's capacity and within the scope of the person's employment as a member of the staff of any public library.

(3) Promoting pornography for minors is a class C felony.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 712-1215 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-712-1215/

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