Hawaii Revised Statutes
707. Offenses Against the Person
707-759 Indecent electronic display to a child.

§707-759 Indecent electronic display to a child. (1) Any person who intentionally masturbates or intentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner live over a computer online service, internet service, or local bulletin board service and who knows or should know or has reason to believe that the transmission is viewed on a computer or other electronic device by:
(a) A minor known by the person to be under the age of eighteen years;
(b) Another person, in reckless disregard of the risk that the other person is under the age of eighteen years, and the other person is under the age of eighteen years; or
(c) Another person who represents that person to be under the age of eighteen years,
is guilty of indecent electronic display to a child.
(2) Indecent electronic display to a child is a misdemeanor. [L 2008, c 80, §1]
COMMENTARY ON §707-759
Act 80, Session Laws 2008, added this section, establishing a new offense to address a specific form of grooming conduct by child predators involving masturbation or the lewd or lascivious exposure of the predator's genitals over the computer for view by a minor. The legislature found that with the widespread use and acceptance of the Internet and computers as tools for social networking and the anonymity they appeared to provide, children and teens are at a greater risk for victimization by persons who seek out minors for sexual purposes. Online predators abuse modern day technology to covertly invade what is considered to be the most secure of places, the home. Conference Committee Report No. 82-08, Senate Standing Committee Report No. 3407.

Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes

Hawaii Revised Statutes

Title 37. Hawaii Penal Code

707. Offenses Against the Person

707-700 Definitions of terms in this chapter.

707-701 Murder in the first degree. §707-701 Commentary:

707-701.5 Murder in the second degree.

707-702 Manslaughter. §707-702 Commentary:

707-702.5 Negligent homicide in the first degree.

707-703 Negligent homicide in the second degree.

707-704 Negligent homicide in the third degree.

707-705 Negligent injury in the first degree.

707-706 Negligent injury in the second degree.

707-710 Assault in the first degree.

707-711 Assault in the second degree.

707-712 Assault in the third degree. § §707-710 To 707-712 Commentary:

707-712.5 Assault against a law enforcement officer in the first degree.

707-712.6 Assault against a law enforcement officer in the second degree.

707-712.7 Assault against an emergency worker.

707-713 Reckless endangering in the first degree.

707-714 Reckless endangering in the second degree. § §707-713 And 707-714 Commentary:

707-714.5 Criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (1) A person commits the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm if the person violates section 134-10.5 and a minor obtains the firearm. For purposes of this section, "minor" means an...

707-715 Terroristic threatening, defined. §707-715 Commentary:

707-716 Terroristic threatening in the first degree.

707-717 Terroristic threatening in the second degree.

707-720 Kidnapping.

707-721 Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree.

707-722 Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree. § §707-720 to 707-722 Commentary:

707-723 REPEALED.

707-724 and 707-725

707-726 Custodial interference in the first degree.

707-727 Custodial interference in the second degree.

707-730 to 707-738 OLD REPEALED. §707-730 Sexual assault in the first degree.

707-731 Sexual assault in the second degree.

707-732 Sexual assault in the third degree.

707-733 Sexual assault in the fourth degree.

707-733.5 REPEALED.

707-733.6 Continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of fourteen years.

707-734 Indecent exposure.

707-739 REPEALED.

707-740 REPEALED.

707-741 Incest.

707-742 REPEALED.

707-743 REPEALED.

707-750 Promoting child abuse in the first degree.

707-751 Promoting child abuse in the second degree.

707-752 Promoting child abuse in the third degree.

707-753 Affirmative defense to promoting child abuse.

707-756 Electronic enticement of a child in the first degree.

707-757 Electronic enticement of a child in the second degree.

707-758 REPEALED.

707-759 Indecent electronic display to a child.

707-760 Definitions.

707-761 Extortionate extension of credit; prima facie evidence.

707-762 Financing extortionate extensions of credit.

707-763 Collection of extensions of credit by extortionate means.

707-764 Extortion.

707-765 Extortion in the first degree.

707-766 Extortion in the second degree.

707-767 Extortion in the third degree.

707-768 Firearms, explosives, and dangerous weapons.

707-769 Defenses to extortion.

707-780 Definitions.

707-781 Labor trafficking in the first degree.

707-782 Labor trafficking in the second degree.

707-783 Additional sentencing considerations; victims held in servitude.

707-784 Extended terms of imprisonment; labor trafficking offenses.

707-785 Restitution for victims of labor trafficking.

707-786 Nonpayment of wages.

707-787 Unlawful conduct with respect to documents.