Bill 28 News Today

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. 

Some Honolulu bars already do.

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Amid a resolution to support Senate Bill 28 and citizen comments, Laredo City Council discussed the water supply and stressed the need for action.

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.

The measure comes as the FDA has approved Narcan for over-the-counter use, calling it a “dire public need.”

A senate bill to significantly increase the conveyance tax for multimillion-dollar homes in Hawaii was shut down last week. However, a similar one is now alive on the house side.

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