Students Encouraged to Reduce Underage Drinking
January 8 - Lt. Governor Aiona met with students at the State Capitol to encourage them to help reduce underage drinking in their communities.
The Lt. Governor meets with students to discourage drunk driving.
The meeting was part of Youth in Action, a program sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). MADD’s Youth in Action program empowers high school students to take an action-based approach to limit youth access to alcohol.
Underage drinking is the most prevalent substance used by adolescents in Hawai`i, according to the Hawai`i Student Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use Study.
“We’re working each day to bring about change so that Hawai`i’s keiki can grow in an environment where underage drinking is not acceptable, not tolerated and not cool,” Lt. Governor Aiona said.
