//**PROOF OF CONCEPT** — full quality-of-life profile for Hawaii, 16 dimensions of the sex-offense registry regime. Ratings are researcher judgments from the //registrant's// perspective; each links its statute. NOT legal advice.//

====== Hawaii — Registry Profile ======

**Weighted burden index 28.3/100** · rank **53 of 56** (1 = least burdensome) · 11/16 dimensions statute-verified.

Legend: 🟢 favorable (less burden) · 🟠 moderate · 🔴 restrictive · ℹ️ context · ⚪ unknown. ✓ = statute-verified.

^ Dimension ^ Rating ^ Detail ^ Statute ^
| **Registration length** | 🔴 restrictive | Lifetime by default for all covered offenders; shorter term only via §846E-10 petition — **lifetime** | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-2.html|HRS § 846E-2]] ✓ |
| **Removal / petition off** | 🟠 moderate | Petition path exists but long/discretionary — Tier 1 at 10 yrs, Tier 2 at 25, Tier 3 at 40; repeat offenders barred; court must find offender very unlikely to reoffend — ⚑ needs human review | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-10.html|HRS § 846E-10]] ✓ |
| **Individualized risk assessment** | 🔴 restrictive | No — Tiers 1/2/3 are assigned by the offense of conviction (enumerated HRS §§ 707-730 to 707-733 offenses per §846E-10), not by an individualized risk assessment | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-10.html|HRS § 846E-10]] ✓ |
| **In-person reporting frequency** | 🟢 favorable | Annual reporting | §846E-2(g) |
| **Registration fee** | 🟢 favorable | No fee — registration statute imposes no registrant fee | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-2/|HRS § 846E-2]] ✓ |
| **Residency restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None statewide — HRS Chapter 846E does not restrict where a registrant may reside — local: none noted statewide; supervision conditions may apply while on supervision | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/hawaii/|HRS Chapter 846E (no residency restriction)]] ✓ |
| **Employment restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — page states no special restrictions after supervision | n/a |
| **Presence / loitering restriction** | 🟢 favorable | None — page states no special restrictions after supervision | n/a |
| **Visitor registration trigger** | 🟠 moderate | Must register if present 10 consecutive days or more than 30 days in a calendar year | §846E-2(a) |
| **Internet identifiers required** | 🔴 restrictive | Required — HRS §846E-2(d)(5) requires 'any electronic mail address, any instant message name, any internet designation or moniker, and any internet address used for routing or self-identification' | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-2/|HRS §846E-2(d)(5)]] ✓ |
| **Civil commitment** | 🟢 favorable | No civil commitment for sexual crimes (only drug addiction/mental illness) | n/a |
| **Public website exposure** | 🟠 moderate | Tiered — lowest category (single misdemeanor covered offense not against a minor) excluded from public website, kept LE-only — lowest tier withheld | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-3.html|HRS § 846E-3(h)]] ✓ |
| **Halloween / holiday restriction** | 🟢 favorable | No Halloween/holiday restriction — HRS 846E notification/access provisions contain none | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-3/|HRS Chapter 846E (no provision)]] ✓ |
| **Marked driver's license / ID** | 🟢 favorable | Driver's license/ID not branded — HRS Ch. 846E has no marking provision | [[https://www.probationinfo.org/restrictions/hawaii/|HRS Chapter 846E (no marking provision)]] ✓ |
| **Community notification (& who pays)** | 🟢 favorable | Passive public-access registry only; active notification struck down (State v. Bani 2001); no registrant cost | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-846e-3/|HRS § 846E-3]] ✓ |
| **Age of consent (context)** | ℹ️ context | 16 — with close-in-age exception (14-15 with a partner less than 5 years older) | [[https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-5-crimes-and-criminal-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-707-732/|HRS § 707-732]] ✓ |

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Source wiki page: [[hawaii|Hawaii]] · compare with others via [[playground:qol_index|the index]].
//Weighted index from the v1 model (weighted_score.py); weights encode NARSOL's judgment about everyday lived burden. Removal ratings and the weights need NARSOL/attorney sign-off before authoritative use.//