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HRS §329E-7

State must work with partners to prevent and respond to opioid overdoses

The health department must team up with community groups to offer education and training on preventing, spotting, and responding to opioid overdoses, including how to use overdose-reversal drugs. It can also set up projects to prescribe and hand out these drugs, and train emergency workers and police.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Opioid-related drug overdose recognition, prevention, and response

The department of health shall work with community partners to provide or establish any of the following: (1) Education on opioid-related drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response, including opioid antagonist administration; (2) Training on opioid-related drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response, including opioid antagonist administration, for patients receiving opioids and their families and caregivers; (3) Opioid antagonist prescription and distribution projects; and (4) Education and training projects on opioid-related drug overdose response and treatment, including opioid antagonist administration, for emergency services and law enforcement personnel, including volunteer firefighters, lifeguards, and emergency services personnel.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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