HI HR65

Recognizes and commends Planned Parenthood of Hawaii for its unwavering support of the people of Hawaii over the past 45 years.

Acknowledges the historical founding of Planned Parenthood by Margaret Sanger in 1916 as America's first family planning and birth control clinic, which evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America founded in 1921.

Notes that Planned Parenthood of Hawaii was founded in 1966 by doctors and nurses to provide affordable and effective reproductive healthcare services on the islands.

Highlights the organization's services including annual pelvic exams, pap tests, breast exams, birth control services, pregnancy testing and counseling, abortion services, STD and HIV screening, and treatment at clinics on Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii island.

Extends warmest aloha and best wishes for continued success in all future endeavors.