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It’s the end of a roll for Oʻahu parks’ toilet paper shortage — but the lack of toilet paper forced park users to wipe with other materials and clogged the bathrooms.
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A statewide survey shows that nearly half of Hawaiʻi residents can be classified as unhealthy. Residents needs medical care now more than ever, but the high cost of living and low reimbursement rates from insurers are driving health care workers out of the state.
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Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 case numbers are declining — but state epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble says the rate of decline is slow. Also, the state Department of Health has received over 300 doses of the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine.
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Hawaiʻi K-12 public and charter schools will supply free period products for students beginning in the fall. Nonprofit organization Maʻi Movement Hawaiʻi shared how it advocated for the bill during this year’s legislative session. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.
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Hawaiʻi has a menstrual equality bill on the table after two years of negotiations. The Senate and House passed a bill that would require all public and charter schools to provide menstrual products free of charge to students
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Monday was the first day the Hawaiʻi State Capitol opened to the public since the pandemic. Dozens of people gathered to oppose a bill that would train teachers how to inclusively teach LGBT topics in sexual health class.
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A Senate committee progressed a bill that would establish credential requirements to be administered by the Board of Psychology, and require all school psychologists to be licensed by July 1, 2025.
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The House Committee on Education has advanced a measure that would supply free menstrual hygiene products at schools. HPR’s Zoe Dym spoke with a teacher and student from Kauaʻi on the immediate need for free access to period products for students.
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Hawaiʻi Foodbank is working with lawmakers to pass SB2169 to combat food insecurity in Hawaiʻi. The measure would allocate $2 million to Hawaiʻi's food banks administering The Emergency Food Assistance Program for the next fiscal year.
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This year, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature is introducing three bills to provide free period products at all public and charter school campuses. The first bill has a committee hearing on Friday, Jan. 28.