Bill would require Hawaii County bars, restaurants to carry Narcan

Bill would require Hawaii County bars, restaurants to carry Narcan

HILO — A bill that would require bars and restaurants in Hawaii County to keep naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, on-site advanced out of a County Council committee Tuesday with unanimous support. The proposed ordinance, Bill 71, aims to reduce preventable deaths from opioid overdoses by requiring establishments licensed to serve alcohol for on- premises consumption to maintain at least two doses of naloxone, commonly known b…