PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Alcohol use has historically been a contributing factor in a high percentage of serious motor vehicle crashes in Hawaii. According to data compiled from the Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS), the average rate of alcohol-involved fatal traffic crashes in Hawaii during the past ten years is 51.4 percent. The county of Honolulu has more than 1,500 liquor licensed establishments operating within its boundaries. In accordance with a 1993 law, all managers and bartenders working in these establishments must attend a five-hour server training program established and administered by the Honolulu Liquor Commission. Further, they must pass a test based on this program every four years. Although mandatory server training had been provided since 1993, Honolulu had not realized a significant reduction in the rate of alcohol-involved fatal crashes countywide.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goal of the Comprehensive Server Training Program is to prevent highway fatalities and injuries caused by impaired drivers. In order to more effectively achieve this goal, Honolulu Liquor Commission members met in 1996 to establish a focused set of objectives including:

• Continuing the existing server training program in Honolulu so as to comply with mandatory training required for all managers and bartenders
• Develop a quarterly newsletter for distribution to approximately 1,500 licensees throughout Honolulu County
• Develop and sponsor a seminar on Juvenile Crime and Integrity Leadership
• Create a series of educational handout materials

STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES
In 1996, Honolulu server training activities included the following:

• A total of 85 server training classes presented countywide, and were attended by 2,921 managers and bartenders
• Honolulu Liquor Commission officials conducted 24 server training retest classes, to meet four-year retest requirements for managers and bartenders
• An additional 66 two-hour sessions were held at licensee facilities, to provide information to approximately 1,861 employees on serving alcohol to minors and how to properly check identification cards
• Four newsletters were produced and delivered to each of 1,500 alcohol licensees in Honolulu
• A Juvenile Crime and Integrity Leadership seminar was conducted for 35 participants, presenting relevant materials on dealing with juveniles and ethical situations
• A series of handout educational materials were developed, providing information on checking identification cards, tips for spotting intoxicated customers and cutting them off and checking the age of minors. These materials were also provided to licensees on Maui, Kauai and Oahu
• A new identification checking card was developed, and provided to all licensees. An identification checking letter was also produced for use by retailers, hotels and the local restaurant association