Hawaii’s Restrictions on Underage Drinking for Vacationers from other Countries
My friend and I are travelling to Hawaii (Waikiki) from Australia in March this year. My question is about the drinking restrictions in Hawaii. We are both just a few months under the age of 21 unfortunately. Although I was wondering if we’re able to bring alcohol into the country? We are legally allowed to purchase alcohol in our own country so is it acceptable that we bring it in with us? Will customs take it off us when we arrive?
No, I don’t think that in the eyes of the law it is acceptable for you to have it in this country, since you will be expected to follow the other laws of our country while you are here. However, no one is going to search your hotel room for liquor and as long as you are not breaking any laws that people can see or hear (giving the police reason to come to you) the police are not going to come into your hotel room — so just “having” liquor you bought legally is probably not a problem (I’m not a lawyer and I don’t really know diddly-squat, I’m just theorizing here). So, my opinion is, it’s probably *not* OK for you to have liquor here, but no one is going to bother you about it in the privacy of your own room … so now the real crux of the question is whether someone at the airport will take it from you.
Well, I wish I could answer this question for you but I just don’t feel comfortable doing so. I don’t know the answer … I could call customs and ask them their policy, but, based on past experience, I could easily get an answer that is not the truth because the person I am talking to may not know or care. I would hate for you to get in trouble or have your stuff taken away based on something I said. Maybe you could contact customs by email and see if you are satisfied with the answer? Good luck!
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