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Hawai'i State Association of Counties (HSAC) • • Kaua'i, Maui, Hawai'i, and City • County • Honolulu "or October 30, 2025 Aloha Council Chair, Attached for your consideration are proposals to be included in the 2026 Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Legislative Package, which were approved by the HSAC Executive Committee on October 30, 2025. Please note that pursuant to Section 10C of the Bylaws of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Inc., proposals must be approved by all four County Councils in order to be included in the final package. 2026 HSAC LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE 1. A Bill For An Act Relating to Emergency Medical Services and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (Proposed by HSAC'). o Establishes a pilot program authorizing paramedics, under Department of Health - approved protocols, to administer buprenorphine following naloxone in cases of opioid overdose. Requires the department to verify treatment centers capable of same- or next -day follow-up care, providing training, implement a phased rollout, and submit a report evaluating program outcomes 2. A Bill For An Act Relating to Housing; Mixed Use Development (Proposed by HSAC). o Repeals the sunset provision in Act 45, SLH 2024, related to the counties' authorization to develop, construct, finance, refinance, or otherwise provide mixed -use developments. 3. A Bill For An Act Relating to Cesspools (Proposed by HSAC). o Provides temporary income tax credit for the cost of upgrading or converting a cesspool to a septic system or an aerobic treatment unit system, or connecting to -a sewer system. Permits DOH, as a pilot program, to certify no more than two residential large capacity cesspools. Effective 7/1/2027. Sunsets 12/31/2032. 4. A Resolution Relating to DOE Recreational Facilities (Proposed by HSAC). o Requesting the Department of Education to make available recreational facilities to the public during non -peak hours and non -school days. Pursuant to Chapter 39, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Hawaii's public school facilities are required to be available for public use as long as the requested activities do not interfere with normal school operations.