Is Hawaii a one-party consent state?
Hawaii is a one-party consent state: one person on the call can consent to it being recorded, so a business can record its own calls without asking the other caller under the state rule.
General information, not legal advice. Check the statute and talk to a lawyer about your situation.
Statute checked October 15, 2026
The law
- Rule
- A one-party consent state
- Statute
- Haw. Rev. Stat. 803-42(b)(3)(A); 711-1111 (statute text from Justia's copy of the state code), related section 1
- Notes
- A person not acting under color of law may intercept a call if they are a party or one party gave prior consent, unless it is done to commit a criminal or tortious act (803-42). A separate privacy offense covers installing or using recording devices in, or aimed into, a private place without the consent of the people entitled to privacy there (711-1111(1)(d)-(e)).
For businesses using an AI receptionist
AI receptionists usually record and transcribe calls. Announcing at the start of the call that it's recorded, and that the caller is speaking with an AI assistant, is the common way businesses handle callers from states with stricter rules.
Calls with people in two-party states such as California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland can raise the question of which state's law applies, which is why many businesses announce recording on all calls.
Compare AI receptionists and check which ones announce recording and AI use.