HI HR37

Hawaii Department of Health is urged to coordinate stockpiling a three-year supply of mifepristone, with quantities to be determined by the Department.

Hawaii became 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.

In 2023, the Department of Health partnered with Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children 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 63% of U.S. abortions performed using oral abortifacients like mifepristone and misoprostol.

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