{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-712-1211","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1211","heading":"Displaying indecent matter.","body":"(1) A person commits the offense of displaying indecent matter if the person knowingly or recklessly displays on any sign, billboard, or other object visible from any street, highway, or public sidewalk, a photograph, drawing, sculpture, or similar visual representation of any person of the age of puberty or older:\n\n(a) Which reveals the person with less than a fully opaque covering over his or her genitals, pubic area, or buttocks, or depicting the person in a state of sexual excitement or engaged in an act of sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse;\n\n(b) Which is presented in such a manner as to exploit lust; and\n\n(c) Which lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.\n\n(2) Displaying indecent material is a petty misdemeanor. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1981, c 106, §2; am L 1982, c 147, §26; gen ch 1993]\n\nRevision Note\n\nIn subsection (1)(a), \"and\" deleted pursuant to §23G-15.","path":["HI Code","Division 5","Title 37","Chapter 712"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0712/HRS_0712-1211.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"2d13628bf53f8c0c7b3938f99f6e0a57a7a6e302086121c88d16b5170e112688","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-712-1209.6","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-712-1213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}