Data
Take a deep dive into Data Resources about underage drinking. Explore the links below to learn more.
County Data Resources
Hawaii Police Department Annual Reports
The Hawaii Police Department is committed to preserving the Spirit of Aloha. They work cooperatively with the community to enforce the laws, preserve peace, and provide a safe environment.
Maui Police Department Website
The mission of the Maui Police Department is to serve the community in a manner that epitomizes those ideals woven into the fabric of the Constitution of the United States and the Spirit of Aloha.
Kauai Police Department Annual Reports
The employees of the Kauai Police Department, in full understanding of the “Aloha Spirit,” are committed to enhancing the quality of life in our community.
Honolulu Police Department Website
The Honolulu Police Department embodies the values and purpose guided by the principles of serving and protecting with aloha in dealing with the public and fellow employees.
State Data Resources
EMS & Injury Prevention System Branch
The Department of Health, Emergency Management Services & Injury Prevention System Branch, collaborates with partners across the state to address the leading causes of injury that include drowning prevention, fall prevention, poisoning prevention, suicide prevention, traffic safety, and violence and abuse prevention.
Dedicated to providing useful data to support public health professionals, researchers, the community and health agencies to become more effective in the application of health data.
Student Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Survey: 2019 – 2020
The 2019-2020 Hawai‘i Student Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use (ATOD) Survey includes data from state, county, and community region levels that present an assessment of the scope of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use among participating students in grades 8, 10, and 12.
Strategic Prevention Hawaii (SPH)
The Hawai‘i Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) website is an ongoing collaboration between the Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division and the University of Hawai‘i Center on the Family. Their goal is to increase the understanding and implementation of high quality substance abuse prevention strategies in Hawai‘i’s communities.
State Epidemiologic Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW)
The State Epidemiologic Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW) has been providing epidemiologic services to and working with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) which is a part of Hawaiʻi Department of Health, from 2006 to present. The SEOW has evolved to target underage drinking and substance use due to the focus of the federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS).
Crime in Hawaii – Uniform Crime Reports
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program compiles official data on crime in the United States. Hawaii’s data is published by the Department of the Attorney General by using data from county law enforcement.
The Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division – Surveys and Reports
The Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division provides the leadership necessary for the development and delivery of quality substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment services for the residents of the State of Hawaii. The division’s webpage includes surveys and reports on alcohol, tobacco and other drug survey reports, and other epidemiological profiles for the state.
Did You Know?
- Alcohol use is associated with 304 deaths in Hawaii each year, and it is estimated that excessive alcohol use shortened the lives of those who died in Hawaii by an average of 27.2 years. (Source: The Potential Economic and Social Effects of an Alcohol Tax Increase in Hawaii)
- Alcohol consumption among those under the age of 21 years cost the United States $24 billion in 2010, with an average cost of $350 million to states. (Source: Sacks JJ, Gonzales KR, Bouchery EE, Tomedi LE, Brewer RD. 2010 National and State Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption. American journal of preventive medicine. 2015;49(5):e73-e79.)
National Data Resources
2019 Behavioral Health Barometer Hawaii, Volume 6
Produced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), this document provides substance use and mental health indicators as measured through the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, sponsored by SAMHSA.
Hawaii State Report: Underage Drinking Prevention and Enforcement 2020
A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Website
The NHTSA’s mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards, and enforcement.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Drunk Driving Statistics
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for keeping people safe on America’s roadways.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Drug Impaired Driving Statistics
You can’t drive safely if you’re impaired. That’s why it’s illegal everywhere in America to drive under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, opioids, methamphetamines, or any potentially impairing drug.
National Institute on Drug Abuse – Monitoring the Future
The Monitoring the Future survey measures drug and alcohol use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
The National Survey On Drug Use and Health provides national and state-level data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs (including the non-medical use of prescription drugs) and mental health in the United States.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) is a system of a national school-based survey that monitors health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including: behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; alcohol and other drug use; tobacco use and more.
Did You Know?
- According to NIDA, the costs of substance alcohol, tobacco, and other drug misuse costs $821 billion per year in crime, lost work productivity, and healthcare. By contrast, SAMHSA estimates that the U.S. could save up to $18 per every $1 invested in effective, school-based prevention programs. Savings like these are hugely beneficial to the economies of local communities and our nation.
- According to the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Study of high school students, 20.4% of students said they drank alcohol the past 30 days.
Of drivers aged 16-24 involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes in Honolulu had a BAC of .08 between 2016- 2020.
Of high school students said access to alcohol was from someone who gave it to them in 2019.
Of students said they obtained alcohol by taking it from a family member or store.