Is Pornhub blocked in Hawaii?
No. Hawaii has no age-verification law for porn sites, and no bill is moving as of October 26, 2026.
Hawaii has no law requiring adult websites to verify visitors' ages, and major adult sites are not blocked there. Two 2025 House bills for adult-site age verification (HB 1212 and HB 1198) and an app store bill (SB 1542) never received a hearing, no adult-site bill was introduced in 2026, and a 2026 app store and social media bill (SB 2761) was deferred in a House committee after passing the Senate.
The rules
Is Pornhub available in Hawaii?
Hawaii has no age-verification law for adult sites, so there is no state-specific block; PCMag's June 2026 roundup notes that a Hawaii bill failed to leave committee and does not list Hawaii as blocked.
Is porn banned in Hawaii?
No. Hawaii doesn't ban porn and has no age-verification law for porn sites.
Is there an age-verification law in Hawaii?
No. Hawaii has no law requiring porn sites to verify visitors' ages.
Is it illegal to watch porn in Hawaii?
No. Hawaii has no age-verification law for porn sites, and watching legal adult content is not a crime there.
Separate state and federal laws on obscenity and child sexual abuse material apply everywhere, whatever a state's age-verification rules.
Bills to watch
- HB 1212. Relating to pornographic websites: would have required commercial entities that knowingly publish pornographic material on a website accessible in Hawaii to use an age-verification system. Died: referred to the House Consumer Protection and Commerce and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committees on 2025-01-27 and carried over to 2026, with no hearing or further action.
- HB 1198. Relating to minors: would have made commercial entities that publish material harmful to minors without age verification liable for civil penalties. Died: referred to the House Consumer Protection and Commerce and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committees on 2025-01-27 and carried over to 2026, with no hearing or further action.
- SB 1542. Age Verification for App Developers and App Stores Act: from July 1, 2027, app stores would verify users' ages and get parental consent before minors download apps, and give parents filters and usage limits. Died: referred to Senate committees on 2025-01-27 and carried over to 2026, with no hearing or further action.
- SB 2761. Would have required app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before users under 16 download or buy social media apps, and required social media platforms to use that information. Died: passed the Senate 22-3 on 2026-03-10; the House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee recommended deferral on 2026-04-01.
Sources
- HB 1212 (2025-2026) measure status - Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- HB 1198 (2025-2026) measure status - Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- SB 1542 (2025-2026) measure status - Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- SB 2761 (2026) measure status - Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- 2026 Regular Session bill texts - Hawaii State Legislature (data.capitol.hawaii.gov) Legislature · accessed Oct 26, 2026
- Sorry, No Pornhub Access in 24 States and 3 Countries (PCMag, via Yahoo Tech) (tech.yahoo.com) News · Jun 12, 2026
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