HI SR72

Recognizes the month of September as Sepsis Awareness Month in Hawaii and establishes September 13 as Hawaii Sepsis Day annually

Notes that sepsis affects more than one million Americans each year and kills up to half of them, making it the ninth-leading cause of disease-related death in the nation

Cites that fewer than half of all Americans have heard of sepsis despite its severity, and identifies the current dengue fever outbreak in Hawaii County as a reason for heightened sepsis awareness

Acknowledges that the Sepsis Alliance established September as Sepsis Awareness Month in 2011 and the Global Sepsis Alliance designated September 13 as World Sepsis Day in 2012

Directs transmission of certified copies to Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Governor, and the Director of Health