SR79 • 2026

ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAMS.

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Sponsor: ELEFANTE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, GABBARD, INOUYE, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura, Wakai
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: Report and Resolution Adopted.
Effective date: Not listed

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ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAMS.

What This Bill Does

ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAMS.
DOH; Automated External Defibrillators; Training Programs; State Buildings

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Bill History

2026-04-08 S
Report and Resolution Adopted.
2026-04-07 S
One Day Notice 04-08-26.
2026-04-07 S
Reported from GVO/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3457) with recommendation of adoption.
2026-03-31 S
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-03-31 S
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.
2026-03-27 S
The committee(s) on GVO/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-19 S
Referred to GVO/HHS.
2026-03-16 S
Offered.

Official Summary Text

ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO EXAMINE REQUIRING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN ALL STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND PURSUE EXISTING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAMS.
DOH; Automated External Defibrillators; Training Programs; State Buildings

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SR79

THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

79

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

encouraging the state to examine requiring automated
external defibrillators in all state-owned buildings and pursue existing
automated external defibrillator programs
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WHEREAS, an
automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable device that can be used to
treat a person whose heart has suddenly gone into cardiac arrest; and

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WHEREAS, specifically,
AEDs automatically analyze the heart rhythm in people who are experiencing
cardiac arrest and are able to deliver electrical shock to the heart to restore
its normal rhythm; and

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WHEREAS, however,
probability of survival decreases by seven percent to ten percent for every
minute that a victim stays in a life-threatening arrhythmia; and

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WHEREAS, in
concurrence with increasing public access to AEDs, classes and trainings are
essential to supporting successful defibrillation; and

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WHEREAS, while
major organizations such as the University of Hawaii and American Heart
Association offer first aid training that includes AED education, the State
does not have any existing AED legislatively mandated educational programs; and

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WHEREAS, expanding
access to AEDs and AED training programs will support local community health
and save lives throughout the State; now, therefore,

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BE IT
RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii,
Regular Session of 2026, that the State is encouraged to examine requiring
automated external defibrillators in all state-owned buildings and pursue
existing automated external defibrillator programs; and

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BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Director of Health and Comptroller.

OFFERED BY:

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DOH;
Automated External Defibrillators; Training Programs; State Buildings