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Briefing: Half of Native Hawaiian University of Hawaiʻi students experience period poverty, study reveals

Strategic angle: A new study highlights the alarming rates of period poverty among Native Hawaiian students.

Editorial StaffMarch 16, 20261 min read

Approximately 14% of college students in the U.S. face period poverty.

The study surveyed 462 students within the University of Hawai'i system.

Period poverty affects access to menstrual products.