HI SR26

Requests the Department of Health to survey and report on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction currently being offered throughout state departments.

Directs the Department of Health to identify how often CPR instruction is offered, which vendors provide the instruction, minimum participant requirements, and whether CPR can be offered or made available to public school students.

Requires the Department of Health to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2022 Regular Session convening.

Cites that out-of-hospital cardiac arrest affects approximately 1,100 cases annually in Hawaii with only a 9% survival rate, compared to up to 60% in cities with increased CPR training.

Notes that 70% of Hawaii residents feel unable to act during cardiac emergencies due to lack of CPR knowledge, and that CPR training can be completed in a single 30-minute session.