HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

41

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE HONOLULU LIQUOR COMMISSION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF MANDATORY STATEWIDE TRAINING STANDARDS FOR SELLERS AND SERVERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, as of January 1, 2009, Hawaii was one of only 15 states without an alcoholic beverage server training law, according to the National Institutes of Health; and

 

     WHEREAS, unlike most states, Hawaii lacks a state liquor commission and instead leaves the licensing and regulation of commercial alcoholic beverages to be handled by county jurisdiction according to the Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

 

     WHEREAS, current server training requirements vary significantly by county and when certification is granted to an employee in one county, it is not transferable to establishments in other counties; and

 

     WHEREAS, one of the contributing factors to Hawaii's high rate of drunk driving fatalities and violent crimes may be the lack of training to identify and deal with overdrinking by patrons, to refuse service to underage drinkers, and to understand the consequences of driving while intoxicated; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Legislature wants to deter driving under the influence of alcohol by providing the county liquor commissions with a statutory tool to render their activities more effectively and not to interfere with or compromise their continuing work; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, that the Honolulu Liquor Commission (Commission) is requested to study the feasibility of establishing mandatory uniform statewide standards for the training and certification of those involved in the selling and serving of alcoholic beverages in commercial establishments, including identifying who should be trained, impacts on liability insurance, and costs to establishments; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission, in collaboration with the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii, is requested to establish a working group of appropriate governmental and community agencies to provide input into this study; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Honolulu Liquor Commission, Attorney General, Mayors of each county, Chairperson of the Council for each of the counties, and Chairperson of the Liquor Commissions or Liquor Control Adjudication Boards of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui counties, and Executive Director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii.

 

 

 

Report Title: 

Intoxicating Liquors; Study