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The state of Hawai‘i will receive more than $4 million in new federal funding to help respond to methamphetamine and opioid misuse. In 2016, Hawai‘i had 6.8 meth-related deaths per 100,000 residents — three times the national rate.

The Hawaii Meth Project is accepting submissions for its 2016 “Break the Ice” Art Contest, a statewide initiative aimed at communicating the risks of methamphetamine through art, while empowering the state’s youth to share the organization’s “Not Even Once” message.

The Hawai‘i Meth Project has appointed Scott Kuioka as chairman of the organization’s board of directors.

A federal jury found Gilbert Lee Medina, 52, of Honolulu, guilty on Friday, Dec. 18, of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, as well as unlawfully possessing a firearm.