HRS §712-1211
When showing indecent pictures in public is a crime
This law makes it a crime to knowingly or carelessly put up a picture or drawing that is visible from a street, highway, or public sidewalk, if the image shows private body parts or sexual acts, is meant to excite lust, and has no real artistic, literary, political, or scientific value. Breaking this law is a petty misdemeanor.
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The statute, as written — Displaying indecent matter
(1) A person commits the offense of displaying indecent matter if the person knowingly or recklessly displays on any sign, billboard, or other object visible from any street, highway, or public sidewalk, a photograph, drawing, sculpture, or similar visual representation of any person of the age of puberty or older: (a) Which reveals the person with less than a fully opaque covering over his or her genitals, pubic area, or buttocks, or depicting the person in a state of sexual excitement or engaged in an act of sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse; (b) Which is presented in such a manner as to exploit lust; and (c) Which lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. (2) Displaying indecent material is a petty misdemeanor.
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