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The House advanced a measure on Wednesday, which would require the Department of Accounting and General Services to provide free menstrual products available in all covered women's public restrooms.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has officially ended, as previously announced. Nearly 1,200 Hawaiʻi residents died from COVID-19. Gov. Josh Green said the state expected to see over 4,000 deaths each year if no action was taken.
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The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Hiro Systems Hawaii LLC to stop selling its disinfectants and sanitizers. The company allegedly sold misbranded and unregistered sanitization products.
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The National Institutes of Health awards thousands of grants for biomedical and public health research every year. Here's how they impacted Hawaiʻi's economy during fiscal year 2022.
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The state Department of Health will award money to help residents upgrade their cesspools. State law requires all cesspools to be removed or upgraded by 2050.
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House Bill 481 would supply free period products to all University of Hawaiʻi campuses this year. Kapiʻolani Community College has had its own free menstrual product program funded by the student government. But professor Julie Rancilio says it shouldn't be up to the students to pay.
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The DEA wants to get unneeded drugs out of homes to prevent them from getting into the hands of kids. They have a tagline: "One pill can kill."
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Oct. 29 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Residents on Oʻahu, Maui, Kauaʻ and the Big Island can bring expired or unused medication to any drop-off location. The service is free, no questions asked.
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Kapiʻolani Community College will receive over $1 million for its community health worker training program. The grant is part of a $10 million award to the UH system from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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A new law affecting young students across Hawaiʻi is showing mixed results so far. The state Legislature passed a law that requires Hawaiʻi public and charter schools to provide free menstruation products for students — but not every school is seeing change. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.