We are tracking 5 anti-trans bills in Hawaii in 2024. The legislation impacts 3 categories:
EDUCATION
SPORTS
OTHER
Establishes the Ohana Bill of Rights for parents and legal guardians of minor children to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of their minor child.
Each district school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and administrators, develop and adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system. Such policy must include: [...] Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rights and responsibilities under general law, including the following: [...] The right to know if a child requests to change their gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name or to use accommodations, including locker rooms and bathrooms, that are not according to the child's biological sex;
Creates the requirement that the Department of Education designate sexspecific teams for the purpose of gender equality in school sports.
The department shall designate separate sex-specific athletic teams or sports within interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams or sports, including sports teams sponsored by a public, primary, or secondary school, a public postsecondary institution, or any school or institution whose students or teams compete against a public school or public postsecondary institution. The teams shall be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: (1) Males, men, or boys (2) Females, women, or girls; (3) Co-ed or mixed (b) Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls shall not be open to students of the male sex.
Amends provisions relating to criteria in family court determinations regarding custody and visitation rights. Clarifies that no court shall consider a parent's affirmation of their child's gender identity or expression in a custody determination.
In determining what constitutes the best interest of the child under this section, the court shall not consider whether a parent affirms their child's gender identity or expression that does not align with the sex assigned at birth.
Creates the requirement that the Department of Education designate sexspecific teams for the purpose of gender equality in school sports.
The department shall designate separate sex-specific athletic teams or sports within interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams or sports, including sports teams sponsored by a public, primary, or secondary school, a public postsecondary institution, or any school or institution whose students or teams compete against a public school or public postsecondary institution. The teams shall be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: (1) Males, men, or boys; (2) Females, women, or girls; or (3) Co-ed or mixed. (b) Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls shall not be open to students of the male sex.
Requires the department of education to designate athletic sports teams based on the biological sex assigned to players at birth. Prevents males from participating in female sports.
The department shall require that all schools competing in interscholastic sports designate separate athletic teams based on biological sex. Athletic teams shall be designated as one of the following based on biological sex assigned at birth: (1) Male; (2) Female; or (3) Coed. (b) Athletic teams designated for females shall not be open to participation by males.