State v. Kam

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HAYASHI, J.

Defendants-Appellants Brian Kam and Deborah Cohen (collectively “Appellants") appeal their convictions for promoting pornographic adult magazines under Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS") § 712-1214(l)(a) (1985). At trial, Appellants had presented experts plus public opinion surveys to prove that the magazines were not obscene, but Plaintiff-Appellee State of Hawaii (hereinafter “State") had introduced only the magazines to show that the explicit sexual content was pornographic. Appellants contend that 1) HRS § 712-1214(l)(a) A) is unconstitutionally…