Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-41 (2026)

]  Right of action. 

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[PART V.]  CIVIL ACTION; INTOXICATION OF PERSONS

UNDER AGE TWENTY-ONE

 

     [§663-41]  Right of action.  (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. [L 2003, c 69, pt of §1]

 

Case Notes

 

  There was actually no indication that this section was meant to encompass the instant factual situation where the injury was inflicted directly upon the minor by the host (defendant) through the provision of alcohol, and the claim was only between the minor and the host; thus, this section does not apply in a case where the intoxicated minor has not caused damage or injury to an innocent third party, and therefore did not bar the claims made by plaintiff (parents of decedent minor) against defendant.  130 H. 282, 308 P.3d 911 (2013).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2019 · leading case: Ah Mook Sang v. Clark., 308 P.3d 911 (Haw. 2013).
Ah Mook Sang v. Clark., 308 P.3d 911 (Haw. 2013). · cites it 30× “Moreover, although the Clarks recognized that the Hawaii Legislature created a limited exception to the common law in HRS § 663-41 3 by allowing claims against social hosts when the host’s intoxicated guest who is under twenty-one years of age causes injury or damage to innocent…”
Juliano v. Simpson, 461 Mass. 527 (Mass. 2012). “§ 12-47-801 (4)(c) (2011) (liability capped at $150,000); Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 663-41 (West 2008) (applies to hosts twenty-one years or older); Minn.”
Kaopuiki v. Kealoha, 87 P.3d 910 (Haw. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “” HRS § 663-41 does not create any new rights regarding causes of action or damages.”
Kuahiwinui v. Zelo's Inc., 453 P.3d 254 (Haw. 2019). · cites it 4× “HRS § 663-41 provides that social hosts over the age of twenty-one who provide or permit the provision of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of twenty-one are “liable for all injuries or damages caused by the intoxicated person under twenty-one years of age[,]” except…”
— Haw. Rev. Stat. § 663-41(c) — 1 case
Ah Mook Sang v. Clark., 308 P.3d 911 (Haw. 2013). “Moreover, although the Clarks recognized that the Hawaii Legislature created a limited exception to the common law in HRS § 663-41 3 by allowing claims against social hosts when the host’s intoxicated guest who is under twenty-one years of age causes injury or damage to innocent…”
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