HB899 • 2026

RELATING TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SEXUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM.

Education

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Sponsor: PIERICK, GARCIA, MATSUMOTO
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide information on funding or consequences for non-compliance, leaving these points as unknowns.

Adding Fetal Development to Sex Ed

This bill requires that health education programs in Hawaii include lessons about fetal growth and development, including videos and animations.

What This Bill Does

Requires state-funded health programs to teach human growth and development, focusing on early fetal stages.
Includes specific content such as high-definition ultrasound videos showing organ development and computer-generated animations of fertilization and pregnancy stages.
Directs the superintendent of education to incorporate these requirements into Hawaii's health and sexual health standards.

Who It Names or Affects

Students in Hawaii who receive state-funded health and sexuality health education.
School districts and educators responsible for implementing the new curriculum.
The Department of Education, which must ensure compliance with the new requirements.

Terms To Know

Human growth and development discussion: An educational lesson about human biology related to pregnancy and fetal development.
Sexuality health education: Education in any medium regarding human development and sexuality, including education on pregnancy, family planning, and sexually transmitted diseases.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how schools will be funded or supported to implement these changes.
It is unclear what the consequences are for failing to comply with the new requirements.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to EDN/HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SEXUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM.
Education; Sexuality Health Education; Fetal Growth and Development
Requires that student health and sexuality health education programs include discussion of fetal growth and development. Outlines specific content to be included.

Current Bill Text

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HB899

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

899

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to growth and development in sexuality health education curriculum
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The legislature finds that an understanding
of fetal growth and development is essential to a comprehensive sexual health
education program.
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The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention recommend that sexual health education curricula
be medically accurate and consistent with scientific research.
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Further, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recognize that students with access to sexual health education programs
are more likely to have fewer sexual partners, use protection during sex, and
postpone engaging in sexual activity.

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The
purpose of this Act is to provide students with a medically accurate
understanding of fetal growth and development to reduce their likelihood of
engaging in high-risk sexual behavior.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to part XLIV to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:

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Growth
and development and sexuality health education curriculum.

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(a)
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Health programs funded by the State shall
include human growth and development discussion.
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The human growth and development discussion shall
include:

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(1)
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A
high-definition ultrasound video, at least three minutes in duration, showing
the development of the brain, heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in
early fetal development; and

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(2)
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A high-quality,
computer-generated rendering or animation showing the process of fertilization
and every stage of human development inside the uterus, noting significant
markers in cell growth and organ development for every week of pregnancy until
birth.

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(b)
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Sexuality health education programs funded by
the State shall include:

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(1)
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A
high-definition ultrasound video, at least three minutes in duration, showing
the development of the brain, heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in
early fetal development; and

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(2)
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A high-quality,
computer-generated rendering or animation showing the process of fertilization
and every stage of human development inside the uterus, noting significant
markers in cell growth and organ development for every week of pregnancy until
birth.

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(c)
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The superintendent of education shall ensure
the requirements of this section are included in the Hawaii health content and sexual
health education standards.

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(d)
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For the purposes of this section:

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"Human growth and
development discussion" means an oral, written, or digital lesson,
lecture, or presentation about human biology related to pregnancy and human
development inside the womb.

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"Sexuality health education"
means education in any medium regarding human development and sexuality,
including education on pregnancy, family planning, and sexually transmitted
diseases.
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SECTION 3.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Education;
Sexuality Health Education; Fetal Growth and Development

Description:

Requires
that student health and sexuality health education programs include discussion
of fetal growth and development.
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Outlines
specific content to be included.

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