HCR 118 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO STRENGTHEN MENSTRUAL HEALTH EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE MENSTRUAL CYCLE CURRICULUM.

This bill urges the Hawaii Department of Education to strengthen menstrual health education in public schools and adopt a comprehensive curriculum covering menstrual cycles. It directly affects students, educators, and school administrators by recommending specific educational standards and resources. The resolution outlines five key requirements including age-appropriate content from third through twelfth grade, culturally responsive teaching methods, and the inclusion of hygiene, stigma reduction, and health information. It also calls for libraries to stock age-appropriate books and for teachers to use anatomically correct diagrams when teaching hygiene. The bill emphasizes creating an inclusive, positive learning environment that addresses menstrual dignity through privacy, inclusivity, access, and education.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action Apr 23, 2026

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HCR118_HD1 → HCR118_SD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) to Senate Concurrent Resolution (SD), indicating a procedural shift in its legislative origin. Substantive changes include updating statistical data regarding menstrual health education prevalence and the Hoohanohano Initiative pilot program to reflect more recent or specific figures. The text also refined the scope of educational standards to remove redundant phrasing and clarified the target audience for translated materials to include both non-English speakers and English language learners.

Scope change

The bill's scope was slightly narrowed by removing redundant text regarding the integration of standards, and the definition of the target audience for translated materials was expanded to explicitly include English as a second language speakers.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from HCR HD1 to HCR SD1, reflecting a procedural update in its legislative status.

REQUIREMENT

Statistical data regarding the prevalence of menstrual health education in US schools was updated from 25.5 percent to 29.4 percent.

The reference year for the Hoohanohano Initiative pilot program was changed from 2022 to 2021.

The 2021 Understanding Period Poverty report title was updated to specify 'in Hawaii', and the statistic for respondents with little to no period information was refined from 48 percent to 48.3 percent.

Redundant text was removed from the list of educational standards to improve clarity.

The requirement for translated materials was clarified to explicitly include both non-English speakers and English as a second language speakers.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 23, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 733) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3872) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

upper

Apr 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 565).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1954-26), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1767-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila, Muraoka, Souza.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors