HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.R. NO.
84
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE RESOLUTION
encouraging the state to examine requiring automated external defibrillators in all state-owned buildings and pursue existing automated external defibrillator programs.
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
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
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
WHEREAS, in concurrence with increasing public access to AEDs, classes and trainings are essential to supporting successful defibrillation; and
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
WHEREAS, expanding access to AEDs and AED training programs will support local community health and save lives throughout the State; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives 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
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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Report Title:
DOH; Automated External Defibrillators; Training Programs; State Buildings