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Take ActionHawaii Hate Crimes Law
Gender identity protected? Yes
Hawaii's hate crimes law explicitly addresses gender identity or expression. An Act Relating to Hate Crimes, HRS § 846-51, S.B. 616, 2003 Leg., 22nd Leg. (Haw. 2003). According to the law, "'Gender identity or expression' includes a person's actual or perceived gender, as well as a person's gender identity, gender-related self image, gender-related appearance, or gender-related expression; regardless of whether that gender identity, gender-related self image, gender-related appearance, or gender-related expression is different from that traditionally associated with the person's sex at birth." Also, Hawaii's hate crimes law addresses actual or perceived sexual orientation and disability. Sexual orientation is broadly defined as "having a history of any one or more of these preferences or being identified with any one or more of these preferences." HRS § 846-51 (2001).
Sexual orientation protected? Yes
Hawaii's hate crimes law explicitly addresses sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is defined as heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality and those "having a history of any one or more of these preferences or being identified with any one or more of these preferences." HRS § 846-51 (2001). Other relevant provisions include HRS §§ 706-662; 846-54; and 846-52 (2001), which provide that the department of the attorney general must collect, store, disseminate and analyze hate crimes data from statewide agencies and departments.
Updated: Fri, March 09, 2007 - 12:00:00
