Hawaii Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Hawaii State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
HI HB 2553 2024-04-19 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacists, pharmacy techs, & pharmacy interns to vaccinate individuals 3 years old & older w/ FDA approved & ACIP recommended vaccines Status: Conferees appointed after House disagreed with Senate amendments on 4/11/2024; passed full Senate on 4/9/2024; passed full House on 3/5/2024

Action: Contact your Representative & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
HI HR 50 2024-03-08 OPPOSE Requesting DOH study permitting minor children 16 years old & older to consent to vaccines on their own, submit leg report & proposed legislation Status: Referred to the House Health & Homelessness Committee and the House Finance Committee on 3/8/2024

Action: Contact House Health & Homelessness Comm Members, House Finance Comm Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
HI HB 1715 2024-01-29 WATCH Establishes right of parent to make health care decisions for child incl exempting from vaccines, adds good faith objection, in parental rights bill Status: Referred to the House Health and Homelessness Comm (HLT), House Education Comm (EDN), & House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Comm (JHA) on 1/29/2024

Action: Contact the H Hlth & Homelessness Comm (HLT) Mem, H Edu Comm (EDN) Mem, H Judic & HI Affairs (JHA) Comm Mem, your Rep, & Senator with your concerns
HI HB 1726 2024-01-24 SUPPORT Extends medical exemptions until vaccination not detrimental, limits requirements for med exemptions, prohibits discrimination, protects practitioners Status: Referred to the House Health & Homelessness Committee and the House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee on 1/24/2024

Action: Contact House Health & Homelessness Comm Members, House Consumer Protection & Commerce Comm Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
HI HB 2019 2024-01-24 SUPPORT Requires state agencies to offer resigned/terminated employees over COVID-19 vaccine or testing requirements the option to be reinstated w/ back pay Status: Referred to House Labor & Government Operations Committee & the House Finance Committee on 1/24/2024

Action: Contact House Labor & Government Operations Committee Members, House Finance Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
HI HB 2147/SB 2568 2024-01-24 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacists to vaccinate anyone 3 years old or older with FDA approved & ACIP recommended vaccines Status: HB 2147 was referred to House CPN, HHS, & JDC Committees on 1/24/2024 | SB 2568 was referred to Senate HLT, CPC, & JHA on 1/24/2024

Action: Contact your House CPN, HHS, & JDC Committee Members; Senate HLT, CPC, & JHA Committee Members; your Representative; & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
HI HB 52/SB 111 2023-05-04 SUPPORT Requires state agencies who fired employees for refusing COVID-19 vaccines to give them the option to be reinstated with back pay Status: HB 52 & SB 111 failed to be scheduled for hearings in their committees before session ended on 5/3/2023, bills carryover from 2023 to 2024

Action: None at this time

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.