HI HCR39

Urges the Hawaii Department of Health to coordinate stockpiling a three-year supply of mifepristone, the oral medication used in approximately 63% of abortions in the United States

Hawaii's Department of Health partnered with Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in 2023 to maintain a one-year supply of mifepristone, which has a five-year shelf life

Approximately 3,900 abortions occurred in Hawaii in 2024, with 64% sought by individuals under 30 years of age as of 2022

In-person abortion care in Hawaii is currently only available on Maui and Oahu, limiting equitable access for neighbor island residents

Hawaii was the first state to legalize abortion in 1970, and the state constitution protects bodily autonomy and reproductive rights under Article I, Sections 3, 5, and 6