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Committee passes amended resolution to develop comprehensive, culturally relevant menstrual‑health curriculum
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Summary
HCR 118/HR 110, urging the DOE to co‑develop a comprehensive K–12 menstrual health curriculum, passed with amendments adding skills‑based content, grade‑banded goals (3–5, 6–8, 9–12), culturally relevant perspectives including Native Hawaiian views, and instruction on managing menstruation‑related pain.
The House Committee on Education on March 31 passed amended HCR 118/HR 110, which urges the Department of Education to adopt a comprehensive menstrual health curriculum across K–12.
Student witnesses and advocates described gaps in prior sexual‑health instruction and recounted personal experiences of being unprepared. Nikki Ani (Movement in Hawaii) and several students said education and access to period products must be paired with age‑appropriate, culturally responsive instruction so students can manage their health and reduce stigma.
The committee adopted DOE’s suggested amendments: add skills‑based learning objectives (health promotion, analyzing influences, accessing information, communication, decision making, goal setting, healthy behaviors and advocacy); define grade‑banded goals for grades 3–5, 6–8 and 9–12; include culturally relevant views and practices related to the menstrual cycle (explicitly citing Native Hawaiian perspectives alongside Western practices); and add instruction on managing menstruation‑related pain. The measure passed with those amendments.
Next steps: DOE will incorporate the amended language into curriculum development and implementation planning; the committee’s action does not itself fund curriculum development or mandates a specific rollout timeline.
