The law, which takes effect from 1 January 2016, requires open captioning and audio description to be provided on at least two screenings each week for each movie showing at the cinema. The only requirement is that the movie is showing for at least one week.
The new laws received strong community support, including from the Hawaii Deaf Surfers Association which called for the provision of open captioned sessions (the original house bill mandated closed captioning).
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