Team Hickam joins in effort to curb underage drinking

By Jeff Nicolay Hickam Kukini editor

Joining several communities throughout Hawaii and more than one thousand others in the country, Hickam officials held a mandatory town hall meeting at the base theater to promote the prevention of underage drinking on March 31 to usher in April as Alcohol Abuse Awareness month.

Read the entire article (PDF) from Hickam Kukini.

(From left) Col. Dean Wolford, 15 AW/CV; Lt. Gov. James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr.; Capt. Maritza Sayle-Walker, 15 AW Sexual Assault Response coordinator; Rep. Lynn Finnegan; and Marisela Doyle, EUDL (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws) Hickam AFB Community Coordinator; at the Hawaii State Capitol Building on April 2.

(From left) Col. Dean Wolford, 15 AW/CV; Lt. Gov. James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr.; Nakisha Tauvela-Lewis from Aiea High School and Board member of Sassy/G magazine; Rep. Lynn Finnegan; Capt. Maritza Sayle-Walker, 15 AW Sexual Assault Response coordinator; and Marisela Doyle, EUDL (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws) Hickam AFB Community Coordinator; at the Hawaii State Capitol Building on April 2.

The Hawaii Partnership to Prevent Underage Drinking (HPPUD) was created in December 2002 to address the problem of underage drinking in the state of Hawaii. The members of the partnership represent county, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, private businesses and community residents concerned with the health of Hawaii's youth.

The structure of HPPUD consists of (1) four county coalitions to address the unique needs of each county, and (2) a statewide advisory counsil consisting of representatives from each county coalition.

Town Hall Meetings - 2008 Underage Drinking Prevention

Date	Community	Time	Location	Host
3/24	Molokai	6:00pm	Molokai	Alu Like, Inc.
3/31	Hickam AFB	6:00pm	Hickam Theatre	Hickam Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Project
4/2	Waipahu	5:30 - 7:30pm	Waipahu Inter. School Cafeteria	Weed and Seed Site II
4/2	Kalihi	6:00 - 8:00pm	Farrington H.S. Auditorium	Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaii
4/2	Kapolei	6:00pm	Kapolei H.S.	Kapolei Parents Association
4/2	Maui	6:00pm	Wailuku Neighborhood Place	Dept. of Housing and Human Concerns
4/2	Kauai	6:00pm	Wailuku Neighborhood Place	Dept. of Housing and Human Concerns
4/3	Kaneohe	6:00pm	Windward Community College	Parents and Children Together (PACT) Hawaii
4/4	Lanai	6:30 - 8:30pm	Lanai School Cafeteria	Coalition for a Drug Free Lanai
4/4	Waianae	6:00pm	Waianae High School	Rep. Karen Awana
4/10	Kona	6:00pm	National Guard Armory	About Face Program
4/9	Nanakuli	6:30 - 8:30pm	Nanakuli High/Interm. School	Nanakuli Hope Chapel