HRS §663-41
Who can be sued for underage drinking injuries
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This law says that adults who give alcohol to someone under 21, or who let underage drinking happen on their property, can be held responsible for any injuries or damages that the underage drinker causes. It does not apply to licensed liquor sales. The underage drinker who causes harm cannot sue under this law.
everyone
The statute, as written — Right of action
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Any person twenty-one years or older who: (1) Sells, furnishes, or provides alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of twenty-one years; or (2) Owns, occupies, or controls premises on which alcoholic beverages are consumed by any person under twenty-one years of age, and who knows of alcohol consumption by persons under twenty-one years of age on such premises, and who reasonably could have prohibited or prevented such alcohol consumption; shall be liable for all injuries or damages caused by the intoxicated person under twenty-one years of age. (b) This section shall not apply to sales licensed under chapter 281. (c) An intoxicated person under the age of twenty-one years who causes an injury or damage shall have no right of action under this part.
LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.