Opinion ID: 2627867
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: defining personal information

Text: Though the legislature clearly intended that HRS § 708-839.7 relate to the transmission of another actual person's information, this construction renders a portion of the HRS § 708-800 definition of personal information superfluous. See HRS § 708-800 (defining personal information as information associated with an actual person or a fictitious person ... to confirm the identity of an actual or a fictitious person). This definition is particularly relevant in constructing HRS § 708-839.7 because it was created in the same legislation as HRS § 708-839.7. [16] 2002 Haw. Sess. L. Act 224, § 1 at 894-96. In light of the personal information definition and the expressed legislative intent of Act 224, it is not entirely clear whether the identity theft statute is meant to prohibit the transmission of the information of a fictitious person.