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Hawaii SMS Marketing and A2P Messaging Rules

A plain-language, source-linked guide to Hawaii authorities relevant to SMS, MMS, telemarketing, privacy, consent, and do-not-call issues.

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What the sources say

The Hawaii source records on this page do not expressly establish a general SMS or MMS rule. They are included because related telemarketing, do-not-call, privacy, or consumer-protection requirements may still matter to a messaging program.

Authorities and official sources

Each entry explains what the source says, where its limits are, and what it does not establish.

State law · Current

HRS Chapter 481P, Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act

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How this authority relates to messaging

This source is relevant to the broader program, but the recorded text does not expressly establish general SMS or MMS coverage.

What the source establishes

  • HRS Chapter 481P regulates call-defined telemarketing fraud and contains no express SMS hook.

Limits and important context

  • State enforcement generally.
  • The final source is an official legislature-hosted chapter PDF; the current HTML host was access-restricted, and no 2025–2026 amendment signal was identified in the verification record.

Official and supporting sources

  1. HRS ch. 481P (Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act), §§ 481P-1 to 481P-8
Source and review details
Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Source type
State law
Recorded operative status
Current

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