Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-18: [ §453-18] Pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious female patients.

[ §453-18] Pelvic examinations on anesthetized or unconscious female patients. A physician, osteopathic physician, surgeon, or student participating in a course of instruction, residency program, or clinical training program shall not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless:

(1) The patient gives prior verbal or written informed consent to the pelvic examination;

(2) The performance of a pelvic examination is within the scope of care for the surgical procedure or diagnostic examination scheduled to be performed on the patient; or

(3) The patient is unconscious and the pelvic examination is required for diagnostic purposes.