How will Hawaii Island use 9K to fight opioids?
HILO, Hawaii () — Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth met with medical professionals and other officials to discuss how Hawaii Island will use funding f...
HILO, Hawaii () — Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth met with medical professionals and other officials to discuss how Hawaii Island will use funding from a recent $81.4 million settlement. The entire state of Hawaii has been awarded a nationwide opioid settlement and, over the next 18 years, will receive $81.4 million to help address opioids and opioid addiciton. Get news on the go with KHON 2GO, KHON's morning podcast, every morning at 8 Tim Hanson, executive assistant to Mayor Roth, further broke down the funding and said the top priorities are detox and treatment.