HI Alcohol Server study materials
HI Alcohol Server study resources

HI Alcohol Server case studies

HI Alcohol Server · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Hawaii Alcohol Server certification is a training credential for people who sell, serve, or supervise the sale of alcoholic beverages in Hawaii - bartenders, servers, cashiers, tasting-room staff, and the managers who oversee them. It is built around the practical legal duties that come with pouring or selling alcohol in the state: knowing who may legally be served, how to verify age, how to recognize intoxication, and how to refuse service without escalating a situation. The exam is delivered as multiple choice and is organized into six content areas: Hawaii laws and regulations, ID checking and preventing sales to minors, recognizing and preventing service to intoxicated persons, intervention and refusal techniques, the responsibilities of licensees, managers, and servers, and the consequences of non-compliance and liability. Preparation works best in layers. The HI Alcohol Server case studies are 5 cases and about 3,554 words.

1

One More Round at 3:52 a.m.

on a Saturday at an Oahu bar that holds an on-premises liquor license and posts a 4:00 a.m. Fourteen customers are still inside.

707 words, about 4 min
2

Expired License, Phone Photo, and a Friend Who Will Buy for the Table

at a Waikiki bar with door staff and a house rule to scan every ID. Four men arrive together.

717 words, about 4 min
3

Six Drinks, a Prescription, and 'She's Fine'

A 34-year-old woman, about 135 pounds, arrives at 8:10 p.m. with two coworkers and orders a mai tai.

727 words, about 4 min
4

Cutting Off the Owner's Friend

at a neighborhood karaoke bar. 'Uncle Ray,' 58, is a retired firefighter who has come in five nights a week for years, tips about 40 a night, and is a close friend of the owner, who is not in the building tonight.

703 words, about 4 min
5

The Text That Said 'Keep Him Happy'

A 41-year-old contractor leaves a Honolulu bar after roughly nine drinks over four hours, gets into his truck, and at 2:26 a.m. hits a parked car 1.2 miles away.

700 words, about 4 min