...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY...
* WHAT...East winds 25 to 30 kt and seas up to 10 feet.
* WHERE...All Hawaiian waters.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions.
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Two people are dead, and three others injured, including a woman fighting for her life -- after officials say they overdosed on fentanyl.
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Two people are dead and three hospitalized after suspected overdoses at the Outrigger Reef Hotel.
Authorities are once again warning people about the dangers of fentanyl.
Nikos Leverenz, with the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, shares how to stay prepared in the case of overdoses, using Naloxone. Hawaii residents can receive a free kit at https://www.hhhrc.org/naloxone.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner confirmed to KITV4 that Steven Berengue and Joseph Iseke have died.
Berengue's friends are grieving the loss of a major player in outrigger canoe paddling in the islands.
"Berengue as a man, as a human, as a person was awesome and akamai and this breaks my heart to hear the news last night on what happened," said Doug VeraCruz.
Always there to lend a hand.
"Anyone that needed help would reach out to him and he'd figure it out," VeraCruz said.
Police say the potent synthetic opioid drug fentanyl was detected at the scene when emergency crews responded to the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort early Sunday morning.
"We're going on fentanyl overdose calls pretty much every day now at least one -- sometimes more," said Dr. Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.
According to the Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, fentanyl-related deaths in Hawaii jumped from 48 deaths in 2021 to a record-high of 79 in 2022.
"It is heartbreaking," said Gary Yabuta, executive director of the Hawaii HIDTA. "Everybody in Hawaii unless you live in a vacuum probably knows somebody that was impacted by drug abuse and addiction."
Gerri K. Hala Latu, President of Tui Tonga Hawaii, shared the following message on Steven Berengue's passing:
"Steven was a very humble person and it is a great loss to the paddling community here on the Big Island. He cared a lot about the youth and gave much of his free time to helping them excel in the sport. His whole family was heavily involved in paddling and he not only helped our club, he helped many clubs on the Big Island. We are very sad about losing Steve. Our hearts go out to his family at this most difficult time."
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society.
