Hawaii Legislature Overturns “One-to-One” Restriction on Syringe Exchange

Hawaii Legislature Overturns “One-to-One” Restriction on Syringe Exchange

Hawaii has passed legislation authorizing syringe service programs (SSP) to begin distribution as needed, in place of the current model that places strict limits on the number of sterile syringes participants can receive. SB1433 advanced from its final reading in Hawaii’s legislature and was enrolled to Governor Josh Green (D) on May 2. If approved, it would leave Florida as the only state to still require SSP use a “one-to-one” model, rather th…