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DOH launches Hawaiʻi Opioid Settlement website
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has launched a public online resource to track what is expected to be in excess of $100 million in settlement funds paid to the state of Hawaiʻi as part of the national opioid lawsuit settlement agreements.
Honolulu becomes first US city to mandate naloxone in high-risk locations
In response to opioid overdose concerns, Honolulu officials passed Bill 28, which requires that all Honolulu bars, nightclubs, and other high-risk venues keep two doses of naloxone spray (also known by the brand name Narcan), the lifesaving opioid reversal medication, on their premises.
Hawaiʻi government leaders consider Narcan bills after mass Waikīkī fentanyl overdose
The bill will be heard two days after a mass fentanyl overdose in a Waikīkī hotel resulted in two deaths and three hospitalizations.
Honolulu City Council member introduces bill to cut down on opioid-related deaths
Following the Federal Drug Administration’s approval of the lifesaving opioid overdose reversal medication “naloxone” as an over-the-counter medication this morning, Honolulu City Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam introduced Bill 28, which requires certain bars, nightclubs, and other high-risk venues to maintain doses of naloxone spray on site in case of an overdose.
Maui police administer Narcan to revive teen in response to possible opioid overdose
Maui police administered a single dose of Narcan to a teen, successfully reviving the individual during response to a possible opioid overdose incident on Saturday.
Maui first responders use Narcan to revive patient suspected of opioid overdose
Police say this incident was the first instance this year in which Maui police officers have used Narcan. The Maui Police Department’s first documented use of the kit in the field was in June 2018.
Maui Police Administer NARCAN for Possible Opioid Overdose, Second Incident in Week
For the second time in less than a week, and the ninth time this year, Maui Police officers administered NARCAN (naloxone) on a patient exhibiting symptoms consistent with an opioid overdose.
