Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1250.5
Promoting intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one
Hawaii · Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 712 — Offenses Against Public Health and Morals · Status: effective
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- Haw. Rev. Stat. § 712-1250.5, Promoting intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one, Hawaii, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2430889
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(1) A person, including any licensee as defined in section 281-1, commits the offense of promoting intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one if the person recklessly:
(a) Sells or offers for sale, influences the sale, serves, delivers, or gives to a person intoxicating liquor, and the person receiving the intoxicating liquor is a person under the age of twenty-one; or
(b) Permits a person to possess intoxicating liquor while on property under his control, and the person possessing the intoxicating liquor is a person under the age of twenty-one.
(2) It is a defense to a prosecution for promoting intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one that:
(a) The intoxicating liquor provided to the person under the age of twenty-one was an ingredient in a medicine prescribed by a licensed physician for medical treatment of the person under the age of twenty-one;
(b) The intoxicating liquor was provided to the person under the age of twenty-one as part of a ceremony of a recognized religion;
(c) The defendant provided the intoxicating liquor to the person under the age of twenty-one with the belief, which was reasonable under the circumstances, that the person under the age of twenty-one had attained the age of twenty-one;
(d) The defendant provided the intoxicating liquor to the person under the age of twenty-one with the express consent of the parent or legal guardian and with the belief, which was reasonable under the circumstances, that the person under the age of twenty-one would not consume any portion of the substance;
(e) The defendant provided the intoxicating liquor to the person under the age of twenty-one with the express consent of the parent or legal guardian and with the belief, which was reasonable under the circumstances, that the person under the age of twenty-one would consume the substance only in the presence of the parent or legal guardian; or
(f) The intoxicating liquor was possessed by the person under the age of twenty-one to be sold or served as allowed by law.
(3) The fact that a person engaged in the conduct specified by this section is prima facie evidence that the person engaged in that conduct with knowledge of the character, nature, and quantity of the intoxicating liquor possessed, distributed, or sold.
The fact that the defendant distributed or sold intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one is prima facie evidence that the defendant knew the transferee was a person under the age of twenty-one, except as provided in subsection (2)(c).
(4) Promoting intoxicating liquor to a person under the age of twenty-one is a misdemeanor.