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NCL’s Hawaii Beverage Package: A Complete Guide

by Prof. Cruise · Published June 24, 2021 · Updated June 25, 2021

Since posting my “ 35 Tips For Your Cruise To Hawaii On NCL’s Pride Of America ” and my review and ship tour of the Pride of America , I’ve received a lot of follow-up questions, like “how did you get your hair to look that great in a tropical climate?”  Okay, I’ve never been asked that, but would it kill you to flatter me for once?  (The answer, BTW, is that I had it tied back in a makeshift bun, cemented into place by sweat, from embarkation to debarkation). 

In reality, most of the questions I’ve been asked have been about the Hawaii Beverage Package, which differs from the standard Premium Beverage Package (formerly called the “Ultimate Beverage Package”) available on most other NCL ships.  So I’ve prepared this guide to help you understand the Hawaii Beverage Package. I’ll answer all the specific questions I’ve received, discuss whether it’s a good deal for you, and offer tips on how to fully take advantage of it. I’ll even throw in some bar menus and drink pics.

How Much Does The Hawaii Beverage Package Cost?

The retail price of the Hawaii Beverage Package is $99 per person per day plus a 20% gratuity and beverage service charge that will be paid at the time of purchase.  So the Hawaii Beverage Package on the 7-day Pride of America sailing will cost you:

 $693 (base cost) + $138.60 (gratuity/service charge) = $831.60 total per person .

But if you’ve actually ever paid retail for an NCL beverage package, I have a $300 Prof. Cruise branded hat I’d like to sell you. 

Instead, most people who want the Hawaii Beverage Package opt to receive it as a “Free at Sea” promotion. 

What Do I Need To Know About Receiving The Hawaii Beverage Package As Part Of The “Free At Sea” Promotion?

Well the first thing you need to know is that it’s not “free.”  While the $99 per person per day base charge will be waved, you’ll still be paying the 20% gratuity and beverage service charge on the full retail price of the package.  That means you’ll pay $19.80 per person per day or $138.60 per person for the 7-day Pride of America sailing.

Second, if you opt for the “Free At Sea” promotion, you may pay more for your stateroom.  If you’re looking to save money on your cruise, you can do so by booking a “sail away” rate which means you will not receive most of the “Free At Sea” promotions and you won’t be able to select your stateroom (one in the category you chose or higher will be assigned to you), but your cruise fare will be less.  Here’s a mock booking for an inside cabin on the Pride of America just so you can get a sense of the price difference:

In the above case, you’d save $154 by booking a “sail away” inside cabin without the “free” promotions.

Is The Hawaii Beverage Package Worth The Cost?

The best way to determine this is to estimate the number of drinks you’ll consume per day, add them up, and see if the cost à la carte comes out to be more than the cost of the package (either outright or with the Free at Sea promotion). You can use the menus I’ll be posting below to give you an idea of the cost for the kinds of drinks you like. Here are a few additional things to consider when determining value:

• You’ll be spending most of your time off the ship in port. Unlike most cruises that include at least a few sea days, the Pride of America travels from island to island at night and spends the days (and even a few overnights) in port. This greatly limits the time you’ll have to drink on the ship.
• You’re likely to drink more if you get the drink package. I’ve found that I drink about 90% more when I have a drink package. Ask yourself, “do I really want to drink that much?” You might be just as happy with a few drinks a day and you’ll end up saving money by not getting the drink package.

Does The Hawaii Beverage Package Include Alcohol?

Before we get into everything the Hawaii Beverage Package includes, I want to clear something up that I get asked about a lot.  Yes, the Hawaii Beverage Package DOES include alcohol.  But it didn’t always include alcohol and that’s why there’s so much confusion around this. 

If you’d sailed on the Pride of America and purchased a beverage package prior to 2019, your vacation would have been as dry as California’s underbrush in August and you’d be just as likely to ignite: “What do you mean my package doesn’t include alcohol?!?”  Why, you ask?  Because (and this next part is speculation, but I think it’s probably true) the lawyers at NCL believed it would violate Hawaii’s Intoxicating Liquor Law.   So what changed?  I don’t know for sure, but I do know that the law in Hawaii didn’t change.  So I suspect NCL’s lawyers were able to figure out a way to remain in compliance and still offer a package that includes alcohol. 

NCL did add this verbiage to their fine print: The purchase of any alcoholic drinks within the Hawaii Beverage Package may, in certain individual circumstances, be restricted in accordance with Hawaii’s Intoxicating Liquor Law and applicable local rules and regulations.      

For practical purposes, that just means don’t get sloppy drunk and go bungee jumping off your balcony, wheeeeee, putting NCL at risk for a wrongful death lawsuit.

What Does The Hawaii Beverage Package Include?

Whether you purchase the Hawaii Beverage Package at retail price or through the “Free at Sea” promotion, here’s what it includes:

• Alcoholic beverages up to $15
• Fountain soda
• Bottled water (both flat and sparkling)
• Non-alcoholic beer
• A limited selection of specialty coffee if ordered in the dining rooms

What Does The Hawaii Beverage Package NOT Include?

• The extra cost for alcoholic beverages above $15.  In other words, you can order a drink priced above $15, but you will have to pay the difference for any amount over $15. 
• Specialty coffee at the John Adam’s Café or anywhere outside of the dining rooms.  I have a trick for this though, which I’ll share later.
• Any drink with an extra charge ordered through room service
• Drinks from the mini-bar in your cabin
• Vending machine drinks
• State and local taxes while at port in Hawaii

I want to spend a minute on that last one, because it’s a larger issue on the Pride of America Hawaiian cruise than it is on other sailings. Why, you ask? Because you’ll spend most of the time you’d be drinking docked at port. That means that for the vast majority of drinks you order, you’ll be charged state and local taxes. Here’s a sample receipt from my last sailing on the Pride of America in February 2020 just to give you a sense of how much you’ll pay:

So I paid $1.37 in taxes on $33 in drink charges. That’s just a bit over 4%. While it’s not a significant amount per transaction, it adds up over time, so be sure to save a bit of room in the budget to cover it.

How Does The Hawaii Beverage Package Differ From The Premium Beverage Package

On all other NCL ships, the beverage package is called the “Premium Beverage Package.” For practical purposes the only difference is that you can order from a limited menu of specialty coffees in the main dining rooms with the Hawaii Beverage Package. Specialty coffee in the main dining rooms is not included in the Premium Beverage Package.

Is There A Limit To The Number Of Alcoholic Drinks I Can Order Per Day With The Hawaii Beverage Package?

No. There is no stated limit on the number of drinks you can order per day as long as NCL is in compliance with Hawaii’s Intoxicating Liquor Law and you’re drinking just enough to enjoy your vacation AND get your money’s worth, but not so much that you die, get arrested, or accidentally bid on a piece of art (sold to Prof. Cruise for $5000 above the previous high bid after she tried every martini on the menu at Pink’s).

How Many Alcoholic Drinks Can I Order At Once With The Hawaii Beverage Package?

Double fist it (in other words, two per transaction)! Unless you’re Prof. Cruise. I can barely carry one drink at a time on a moving ship. Or a stationary ship. Or on dry land stone cold sober.

What Bars Are On The Pride Of America?

There are nine bars on the Pride of America: Aloha Lanai Bar, Gold Rush Saloon, John Adams Coffee Bar, Key West Bar and Grill, Waikiki Bar, Pink’s Champagne Bar, Mardi Gras Cabaret Lounge, Napa Wine Bar, and Ocean Drive Bar. See below for a brief description of each bar, a menu if I have one (we were on one of the last sailings before cruising was halted due to Covid and no menus were out as a health precaution – however, I asked and was able to photograph most of them).

Aloha Lanai Bar

The Aloha Lanai Bar is located on deck 11 aft and offers a full bar with wine, beer, and cocktails.

Gold Rush Saloon

The Gold Rush Saloon is located on deck 11 midship and offers a number of beers on tap as well as wine and cocktails. This is the place to go if you want to catch a live sporting event on TV.

John Adams Cafe (coffee bar)

Located on deck 5 midship, the John Adams Cafe is where to get specialty coffee and tea (but note that they will not be covered by a drink package). There’s also a full bar. Here’s the coffee menu:

Key West Bar and Grill

The Key West Bar and Grill is located on deck 12 forward and specializes in all your tropical favorites! Here’s the menu followed by some pics of my recommended cocktails (this was one of my favorite spots).

Waikiki Bar

Located on deck 13 aft, the Waikiki Bar is a full bar offering wine, beer, and cocktails. Here’s the menu followed by my two favorite drinks:

Pink’s Champagne Bar

Located on deck 6 midship, Pink’s Champagne Bar was inspired by Hawaii’s Royal Palace Hotel on Waikiki Beach and specializes in champagne and martinis. This was my favorite bar – I’m a martini gal because they make me feel sophisticated when I’m not spilling them into my lap and telling random passengers “this isn’t pee” as I return to my cabin to change for the 3rd time. Here’s the menu and a few of the 1,000+ photos I took before I was cut off due to Hawaii’s Intoxicating Liquor Law.

Mardi Gras Cabaret Lounge

Located on deck 6 forward, this lounge features a full bar and nightly entertainment.

Napa Wine Bar

A woman approached me on the Pride of America holding this travel mug and before she could part her lips to speak, I said “deck 6 midship.” “How did you know I was going to ask for directions to the wine bar?” she asked. “Just a hunch,” I replied.

Anyway, here’s the menu for the Napa Wine Bar:

Ocean Drive Bar

This full bar serving beer, wine, and cocktails is located on deck 11 midship and overlooks the South Beach Pool.

Tips For Getting The Most Use Out Of Your Hawaii Beverage Package

Now that we’ve covered which bars are available on the Pride of America, let’s move on to my extra credit pro tips on how to get the most out of the the Hawaii Beverage Package. I want to start with a few tips on how to use the Hawaii Beverage Package in the main dining rooms (MDR) and then I’ll offer some general tips:

MDR Tip: Order A Specialty Coffee In The Main Dining Room

A limited number of specialty coffees are available in the main dining rooms and are covered by your Hawaii Beverage package. These include: espressos, double espressos, lattes, and cappuccinos. Order for breakfast, with lunch and dinner, or with dessert.

MDR Tip: Order A Breakfast Cocktail In The Main Dining Room

My favorites are mimosas, screwdrivers, bloody marys, greyhounds, and coffee with a shot of Baileys.

MDR Tip: Order A Smoothie

We had our 8 year-old son with us on our last Pride of America Sailing and one of our lovely waiters suggested he order a fruit smoothie (which she said would be covered under our HBP). There’s no reason adults can’t order them too, though. Especially after a hot day at port in Hawaii!

MDR Tip: Order Wine, Beer, Or Cocktails With Lunch And Dinner

Here are the drink menus for the MDR’s followed by some pics:

MDR Tip: Order “Off-Menu” Cocktails

You’re not limited to the cocktails on the menu. Feel free to request something “off-menu.” While the MDR doesn’t have all the ingredients necessary to make every drink, they will be able to accommodate most requests (that holds true for the other bars on the ship too).

Tip: Don’t Panic When You See Your Drink Bill

Unlike on other NCL ships where you’ll get a receipt after each transaction that shows a $0 cost for drinks covered under your beverage package, on the Pride of America, your receipt will include the full retail price of your drinks, the gratuity/service charge, and tax. Rest assured though, everything but the tax will be removed before you receive your final bill for onboard purchases. On the receipt above, we only had to pay the $1.37 in tax.

Tip: But DO Double Check Your Final Bill For Onboard Spending

We found a mistake on our final bill – we were charged for several drinks that should have been included in the Hawaii Beverage Package. No biggie, I called guest services and they refunded our credit card. But double check your own bill for errors. It actually pays to do this every few days (you can view it on the TV in your cabin) or even daily as lines and waits for guest services can be longer toward the end of the cruise.

Tip: Go To The Waikiki Bar If You Want To Drink And Smoke

If you want a cigarette with your drink, head to the Waikiki Bar on deck 13 aft. Note that this is the only designated smoking area on the ship.

Tip: Avoid The Waikiki Bar If You Don’t Like Smoke

If you don’t like smoke, I’d avoid the Waikiki bar like you would Prof. Cruise in an elevator after Mexican day at the buffet: “I’ll catch the next one!”

Tip: Grab Boxed Water For Your Port Days

Boxed water is included with the Hawaii Beverage package and can be very handy to keep you hydrated while you’re exploring the islands. Grab a few boxes at the small bar within the buffet as you’re heading out to port in the morning. It’s sealed and can be safely taken off the ship.

Tips: Order Irish Coffee With Baileys

Do you love fancy spiked coffee drinks? Me too! Unfortunately there aren’t any included in the Hawaii Beverage Package. But there are a few hacks you can use to get one. I’ve already mentioned ordering a specialty coffee in the MDR with a shot of Baileys. But you can also order an Irish Coffee with Baileys at the John Adams Coffee Bar and it will be covered under your beverage package. I had many of these on the Pride of America and every time I did, several people asked me what it was. So you’ll get a delicious drink AND make some friends!

Tip: Ask For A To-Go Cup For Your Martini

You can avoid an awkward overshare with strangers regarding the wet spot on your shorts if you ask for your martinis in a “to-go” cup. After six days of multiple wardrobe changes, the bartender at Pink’s finally took pity on me and suggested this. I was being stingy on my extra tips on this cruise, otherwise he probably would have mentioned it on day one. Which brings me to my final tip:

Tip: Tip For Better Service

Here’s a tip, tip. A dollar or two in cash goes a long way in securing excellent service at your bar of choice. You’ve already paid gratuities with your package, so this isn’t required, but it’s appreciated by hard working bartenders and will almost guarantee great service.

Final Thoughts On The Pride Of America’s Hawaii Beverage Package

While I enjoyed having the Hawaii Beverage Package on my first sailing aboard the Pride of America, I probably wouldn’t opt for it again if I could save money on my cruise fare without it. This Hawaii itinerary is all about the ports. I’d rather spend my time and money exploring the beautiful, culturally rich Hawaiian islands.

Either way, I hope you have a wonderful time onboard the Pride of America and in Hawaii! Feel free to ask any questions you may still have in the comments and check out my “ 35 Tips For Your Cruise To Hawaii On NCL’s Pride Of America ” and my Review And Ship Tour Of The Pride Of America .

And if you do decide to get the drink package, don’t forget to pack this :

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KeithJenner

My understanding was that the reason why NCL don't offer the UBP on the Pride of America is because local laws don't allow unlimited alcoholic packages to be offered.

In the U.K., they have just moved over to all inclusive rates, and they state that this now includes Hawaii.

I have a booking on the POA for next summer and it would make sense to cancel and rebook to get the UBP. However, my concern would be if by the time we get there it has changed, so we just end up with a soda package or something.

I'm sure NCL have done their research, but we also know that they are sometimes not the most reliable.

Does anyone with any knowledge of the legalities of this have any views as to why they are able to offer this to us, but not others. Maybe it is because the whole christening is "all inclusive", rather than just selling an alcohol package. I think I'm going to do it, but would like some reassurance.

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There are "booze cruises" in Hawaii that take you out for the evening with unlimited open bar included in the price, so offering the UBP as part of the cruise fare would seem to fall under the same loophole. I say "loophole" because the state laws clearly state in a general way that commercial practices that "promote excessive consumption of liquor" are prohibited ( §281-78.5 ). However, it's up to local liquor commissions to identify specific practices and prohibit them, and they don't actually seem to go very far with this. The rules in Honolulu say:

§3-84-78.5. PRACTICES TO PROMOTE EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR; PROHIBITED. §3-84-78.51. Practices to Promote Consumption of Liquor, Prohibited. (a) No licensee shall promote the excessive consumption of liquor, or sell or offer to sell any liquor to any person who appears to be intoxicated from the excessive use of intoxicating liquor. (b) No licensee of any premises licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises shall: (1) Sell, advertise or offer to sell “all the liquor you can drink” for a fixed price. (2) Encourage or permit any game or contest that involves the consumption of liquor or the awarding of liquor as a prize. §3-84-78.52. Repealed.

I'm guessing that the interpretation is that as long as they are not charging a separate fixed price for the UBP (but simply saying it's included in your fare), they are not breaking the law. I would keep in mind that they rules can always be updated, but they seem to going in the direction of chipping away at the restrictions, not tightening them.

MCC retired

I'm not sure that you are geting your $$ worth buying a Beverage Pkg on the POA Hawaii Cruise with soooo much Island Time off the ship ?

It isn't buying the beverage package I'm referring to. The price to cancel and rebook at the all inclusive rate isn't a great deal more than my current booking, so we would be getting the drinks for less than they would cost at bar prices, even without drinking too much.

There is just no point doing it if it changes and we find that we've just got the soda package.

There are "booze cruises" in Hawaii that take you out for the evening with unlimited open bar included in the price, so offering the UBP as part of the cruise fare would seem to fall under the same loophole. I say "loophole" because the state laws clearly state in a general way that commercial practices that "promote excessive consumption of liquor" are prohibited ( §281-78.5 ). However, it's up to local liquor commissions to identify specific practices and prohibit them, and they don't actually seem to go very far with this. The rules in Honolulu say: The bit that was repealed (in 2014) was the rule against "stacking" of drinks (letting people order more than one drink at a time).   I'm guessing that the interpretation is that as long as they are not charging a separate fixed price for the UBP (but simply saying it's included in your fare), they are not breaking the law. I would keep in mind that they rules can always be updated, but they seem to going in the direction of chipping away at the restrictions, not tightening them.

Thanks, that's useful.

It will be interesting when people who booked these rates start using it. Considering nobody can even buy the package on the POA, a small group of people with it will cause some confusion, potentially amongst staff as well as other passengers.

From my experience in Alaska (when we were amongst something like 6 Europeans onboard), it could sometimes be very few people with it.

I think we will probably go for it. I'm so used to having the beverage package now that going back to messing around with buckets of beer would be a bit of a pain.

NCL website claims that Premium drinks package applies to all ships.

This was announced from today 6th April, so having booked through an agent last week do I get this premium drinks package as the Pride of America will be serving al inclusive drinks to all or just some? I am trying to clarify this via my agent and NCL but does anyone know what is happening????:confused:

The inclusive package applies to new bookings only. That's why I am trying to decide whether to cancel my existing booking and rebook the inclusive rate.

They certainly won't be serving all inclusive to all. It will be a tiny minority. Potentially a handful of people per cruise at times.

There was a discussion about this last year but I forget the outcome. I have not seen anything that says the local law has changed.

This was announced from today 6th April, so having booked through an agent last week do I get this premium drinks package as the Pride of America will be serving al inclusive drinks to all or just some?

You are in the same situation as KeithJenner, where you need to consider whether it's worth rebooking with the new offer.

OK. Found some notes, the UBP is not allowed as it's deemed to encourage drinking by those who purchase it. However if drinks are all inclusive, for everyone on board - like on a "sunset sail" off Waikiki Beach, then that's OK.

So, making POA all inclusive like NCL Sky satisfies the law.

Whether that's in fact correct I don't know:eek:

Just curious. Why is this only UK?

Are most cruisers American and they want a better demographic?

Also.....regularly if the same cruise purchased in UK same room and ship etc....is it the same price purchased by Americans?\

Just curious. Why is this only UK? Are most cruisers American and they want a better demographic?

This isn't actually a good thing. Fares have increased by a few hundred pounds (after you take into account the DSC) and all we really get that wasn't already an option with free at sea is some water and coffee.

My guess as to why it's Europe only is that many people from here grumble about the DSC (and many apparently remove it). Lots of comments asking why it isn't included in the fare. The result is that those people have got their way and, as the rest of us predicted, fares have increased by about double the amount.

Adding the open bar is another matter. It skews the prices for those who don't drink, but to be honest that happened when free at sea was introduced. I don't actually think the open bar has made much difference to the pricing. Adding it just forces everyone to take it, even if they don't drink and would prefer OBC or the dining package.

Hi Keith Jenner. We are booked on the POA for October this year. To book the same cruise today would cost us £200 more . I asked my travel agent to check with NCL to ask how much they would charge for us to receive the All inclusive package and they have said £200pp. Can I ask how much more its costing you?

The fare is an extra £300 for the three of us. We would lose the SDP as well, but I'm not sure we would buy it.

The deposit is a FCC, which we thought we would have lost on another booking, so I haven't costed that in.

I should say the cost of the cruise today would be £200 more per person also.:)

Thank you for the reply - sorry whats FCC?

Future cruise credit.

Thanks again. So I think my options would be upgrade now or wait to see if the cruise price comes down then upgrade. :confused:

BostonGal35

im hoping someday this all works out that you can get the UBP or some sort of all inclusive for the POA. the fares to cruise POA are always high and to then spend thousands on airfare to get to/from there and then another thousand on booze for the week just makes this itinerary unaffordable.

We're pretty big partiers, especially on vacation but even at the higher prices (most of what I drank was about $13 with tip) & our bar bill was less than 1/2 of what is was before the UBP was instituted. (If the prices has been the same -- my drinks used to cost about $7-8, the bill would have been about 1/3) We're also those that get their money's worth out of the package.

The reality is there is no time to drink aboard ship. You are up & out early. With all the running around on the islands, were asleep by midnight. If we got in a drink before dinner, a bottle of wine at dinner & maybe 2 nightcaps that was a hard drinking night on POA.

i like grey goose which i think now is $13.95 per drink under the new pricing plan.

10 of those per day is $140 right there.

so assuming we each had just 5 drinks per day (which trust me, we will have more than that), there's the $1000.

This isn't actually a good thing. Fares have increased by a few hundred pounds (after you take into account the DSC) and all we really get that wasn't already an option with free at sea is some water and coffee.   My guess as to why it's Europe only is that many people from here grumble about the DSC (and many apparently remove it). Lots of comments asking why it isn't included in the fare. The result is that those people have got their way and, as the rest of us predicted, fares have increased by about double the amount.   Adding the open bar is another matter. It skews the prices for those who don't drink, but to be honest that happened when free at sea was introduced. I don't actually think the open bar has made much difference to the pricing. Adding it just forces everyone to take it, even if they don't drink and would prefer OBC or the dining package.

I never understood all the griping about the DSC(service charge correct?) Everyone works hard and deserves it IMO.

However....now that I have been travelling out of my country and seeing more of Europe these past few years I understand it more.

It is a cultural thing. Tipping is much less I realized in Europe as a whole. You just round up slightly it seems and everyone happy. Here tipping has gotten completely out of control!!

One cannot drive through starbucks without seeing a tip jar at window....Ridiculous.

So it does make sense if they included tips on the fares especially from Europe so people are paid a decent wage...but booze...Hey everyone want that:D

But Europe is a looooong way to Hawaii so heck ya deserve the booze after that flight.

So £200 works out at approx $250 divided by 7 days = $35 per day. Without the package - If I drank 4 glasses of prosecco a day it would cost $14 each x 4 = $56 plus 18% gratuity = $66 including gratuities per day. Then soft drinks, coffee and bottled water as well. So I think it would be worth it for me.

Hi Boston Gal. Where can I find the list of drinks under the new price plan?

you may be able to find some pics online... some have posted menus and drink lists.

i know that the Captain Morgan and Grey Goose we drink is included. The weird thing tho, is only plain grey goose. flavored grey goose isnt included.

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Hawaii Beverage Package Terms & Conditions

Please note the following Terms & Conditions are specific to the purchase of the Hawaii Beverage Package. Terms & Conditions for the Free Hawaii Beverage Package (Free at Sea Offer) can be found here .

Hawaii Beverage Package is applicable to Pride of America sailings only. Hawaii Beverage Package is applicable to Pride of America sailings only.

Applicable for guests 1-2 on the reservation.

Packages may not be shared and are non-transferable and non-refundable. No substitute for package if guest cannot consume all beverages included.

Eligible guests are entitled to two beverages per person per transaction.

Includes a variety of beverages up to $15 USD retail price. Also includes fountain soda, freshly squeezed juice, bottled water (flat and sparkling), non-alcoholic beer, and speciality coffee (limited to dining rooms only).

Any items over $15 will receive an $15 discount and the guest will be charged the difference to their account.

Hawaii Beverage Package does not include speciality coffee outside of the restaurants, room service, mini bar purchases, or vending machines.

The purchase of any alcoholic drinks within the Hawaii Beverage Package may, in certain individual circumstances, be restricted in accordance with Hawaii’s Intoxicating Liquor Law and applicable local rules and regulations.

*A 20% gratuity and beverage service charge will be added to all package purchases.

Your check may reflect applicable VAT and/or taxes for certain ports or itineraries.

No substitute for package if guest cannot consume all beverages included.

Other terms and conditions may apply.

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Applicable for guests 1-2 on the reservation. Eligible guests are entitled to two beverages per person per transaction. Includes a variety of beverages up to $15 USD retail price. Also includes fountain soda, freshly squeezed juice, bottled water (flat and sparkling), non-alcoholic beer, and specialty coffee (limited to dining rooms only). Hawaii Beverage Package does not include: specialty coffee outside of the restaurants, room service, mini bar purchases, or vending machines. Any items over $15 will receive an $15 discount and the guest will be charged the difference to their account.

*A 20% gratuity and beverage service charge will be added to all package purchases; your check may reflect applicable VAT and/or taxes for certain ports or itineraries. Packages may not be shared and are non-transferable and non-refundable. No substitute for package if guest cannot consume all beverages included.

The purchase of any alcoholic drinks within the Hawaii Beverage Package may, in certain individual circumstances, be restricted in accordance with Hawaii’s Intoxicating Liquor Law and applicable local rules and regulations. No substitute for package if guest cannot consume all beverages included. Other terms and conditions may apply. Please note that rates and package price are subject to change at any time.

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Everything to Know About Alcohol & Drinks on a Cruise (Costs, Rules, & More)

For many people, it’s not a cruise unless they are enjoying themselves with a drink in their hand. After all, what’s more relaxing than hanging out poolside with a cold beer or tasty cocktail?

Of course, cruise lines are happy to help. Bars are everywhere on a cruise ship, and the alcohol flows freely. But it’s certainly not free. Drinks are big business on a cruise.

So how much will you pay for a drink? What sort of beverages are available? Who can buy a beer or cocktail? These are just a few questions you might have about enjoying alcohol on a cruise. We answer them all (plus roughly a dozen more) for you below.

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How much does beer cost on a cruise?

Looking for a brew? Cruise ships will have tons of options, including some like Carnival that even brew their own beer to sell. But if it’s a large, nationally known beer, it’s likely to be on the ship… along with some other options like local beers. Norwegian Cruise Line even has some ships with dozens of beers on tap.

In general, expect prices to be in the $7-9 range, before gratuity. With gratuity, expect to spend about $8-10.50 per beer.

As an example, below is a list of prices and beers from a recent Royal Caribbean cruise. Keep in mind these prices are before gratuity is added on.

• Amstel Light $7.49
• Blue Moon $7.49
• Bud Light $7.49
• Budweiser $7.49
• Coors Light $7.49
• Corona $7.49
• Dos Equis $7.49
• Daura Damm $7.49
• Heineken $7.49
• Michelob Ultra $7.49
• Miller Light $7.49
• Paulaner Weiss $7.49
• Stella Artois $7.49
• Red Stripe (473 ml) $7.99
• Foster’s Oil Can (750 ml) $9.50

Other cruise lines might have prices that are slightly higher or lower but this is a good ballpark. As well, options will vary by cruise line and even from bar to bar on some ships.

How much do cocktails cost on the ship?

Perhaps nothing is as iconic on a cruise ship as sipping a delicious cocktail with an umbrella in it. And cruise lines are happy to oblige. Not only can you get classics like Rum Runners, Margaritas, and Mai Tais, but cruise lines are constantly introducing unique cocktails that you won’t find anywhere else.

In other words, even if you aren’t a big cocktail drinker, there’s likely to be something that you’ll want to sip.

The downside? You definitely have to pay for it. Prices for cocktails on cruise ships usually run about $10-14 per drink, before gratuity . So expect to spend about $12 to $16.50 per beverage when gratuity is added.

Here is a sample menu from a recent Carnival cruise to give you an idea of what’s offered. Just like different restaurants, different bars on the ship will have different drink options:

What should I know about drink packages?

As you can see, the price of alcohol on the ship can be expensive. If you’re looking to save money, the cruise line offer drink packages. These packages offer up all you want for one price. So, for example, a cruise line like Carnival will charge about $55 per day for a package, and for that amount you can simply grab a drink when you’re ready.

Drink packages can be a considerable cost, but make the budgeting much easier.

Before you buy a package, however, there are lots of things to know. For example, if one adult in the cabin buys the package, then all adults normally have to purchase it as well. And if you purchase, you have to buy the package for every day of the cruise.

For a full breakdown, read our guide to cruise line drink packages here .

Is gratuity included on drinks?

If you have a drink package, then you don’t have to worry about gratuity being added when you get something from a bar. The gratuity is instead added onto the daily cost of the package. So a $70 per day drink package will have an 18-20% gratuity charge (the amount varies by cruise line) and actually costs you closer to $85 per day. But when you get a drink, you won’t see any additional charges, for the drink or gratuity.

However, if purchasing a drink without the package, then you will be charged an additional gratuity on the menu price . As just mentioned, this amount varies by cruise line but is normally 18-20%.

So a $10 drink on the menu will actually end up being about $12. An $8 beer would be closer to $10.

One thing to know is that while this gratuity is charged automatically, when you sign the receipt you’ll see a line for an additional tip. You aren’t required or expected to add more unless you want to do so.

What’s the drinking age on a cruise ship?

With cruise ships there are some unique situations that you don’t find with other vacations. For instance, while docked in a country, the ship is bound to the laws of that nation. But when outside their waters, they are not. And then, a ship might visit three or four different countries with different laws during the same cruise.

To keep things simple, ships sailing from the United States have a drinking age of 21 years old . Ships sailing from points in Europe, Asia, and Australia typically have a drinking age of 18 years old.

But local laws in places your ship will visit might have different drinking ages. In some cases, it may be legal for someone to drink in port, but not allowed on the cruise ship. For instance, Mexico and The Bahamas have an 18 year drinking age, but ships departing the United States have a 21 year age minimum.

For more on cruises and drinking ages, you can see our article here .

How do I buy drinks on the ship?

Put that wallet away. To buy drinks on the ship you don’t need cash or a credit card. In most cases you simply hand over your room keycard, which acts as a charge card for your onboard account. (Sometimes you simply give your room number and the staff charges your account that way.)

Once charged, you’ll be presented a receipt to sign for your drink.

Have a drink package? Don’t worry, the bar staff will know when your card is swiped that you have the package. You won’t be charged for the beverage.

Is there a limit to how much I can drink?

There are no set limits on how much you can drink. One exception is that Carnival does limit those with drink packages to 15 alcoholic beverages per day. (It’s not clear if that limit applies to those without the package.)

Still, for the most part you aren’t under any clearly defined limit. That said, don’t expect to continue to be served if you are showing signs of dangerous levels of intoxication. The cruise lines want you to relax, enjoy yourself, and have a good time, but not at the expense of your health or the well-being of other passengers.

What brands of alcohol are available?

There is seemingly an endless number of options when it comes to alcohol brands on a cruise ship. In fact, there are bound to be brands you’ve never tasted or even heard of before, in addition to well-known names.

So will your favorite brand of beer, wine, or liquor be served? That depends.

If your favorite is a popular brand with national presence, then you can expect it to be on the ship. If it’s a lesser-known or regional brand, then the chances are much lower.

For instance, if you’re from Texas then Shiner Bock is a well-known beer brand and served just about anywhere in the state… but not nationally. We have yet to see the brand on a cruise ship unless sailing from Texas.

Major brands of alcohol like Tito’s, Jack Daniel’s, Crown Royal, Maker’s Mark are all widely available. In addition, you will definitely find some lesser-known options as well, but not all.

What time do the bars open and close?

“Cruise time” is a little different from regular time. So if you’re wanting a drink in the morning, that’s no issue. Individual bar schedules will vary, but apart from very late night/early morning (e.g. 3-8 a.m.) you should be able to find somewhere serving, though it may only be one or two spots.

For instance, below is the bar schedule for MSC during a recent cruise:

Can I take my drink anywhere around the ship?

Yes. At first it can seem a little weird walking from a restaurant to the casino to the pool all while carrying a drink in your hand. For those of us used to laws surrounding public display of open containers, it feels unnatural. On a cruise ship, it’s completely ok and commonplace.

Drinks can be taken with you anywhere around the ship. So grab a drink and head to a show, dinner, the pool, casino, or just back to the cabin.

Can I order two drinks/doubles?

Sure, although some lines have rules if you have the drink package. If you don’t have the package, then it’s not a big deal to order multiple drinks at once. In fact, cruise lines often have beer buckets that you can purchase that have 4-6 beers.

Want a drink for you and a friend? Want a double? Just order it, it’s no issue at all.

If you have the drink package, however, then things get a little more complicated. Since these packages are for individuals and not meant to be shared, there are rules that limit the ability to order multiple drinks. For example, Carnival’s package doesn’t allow double shots and you can only purchase one drink at a time, with a five-minute waiting period between drinks.

Is There a Mini-Bar in the Cabin?

Often, but not always. Every cabin will have a small refrigerator, which often doubles as a mini-bar with a number of beers, liquors, sodas, and waters. (We have been on cruises where the refrigerator is empty.)

Want something to drink? Help yourself, but just know you’ll be charged. The menu prices are typically posted on the fridge or nearby. Even if you have a drink package, mini-bar items are excluded.

Can I bring alcohol onboard?

You can’t bring most alcohol onto the ship for drinking during your cruise. So if you wanted to bring a bottle of rum or a 12-pack of beer from home to enjoy while sailing, that’s not allowed. Cruise lines expect you to purchase their bar offerings. They do, however allow you to bring on a bottle of wine or champagne.

If you are in port and find a bottle of something that you want, then you can also buy it and bring it home with you. So if you visit Mexico and pick up a bottle of tequila, you can bring it back with you as you board the ship.

The difference? When you return to the ship the bottle will be taken from you and placed in storage. It will then be returned to you the last night of the cruise to take home. So don’t think you’re going to be able to enjoy it while sailing.

One other thing to note is that some lines — including Carnival and Royal Caribbean — do allow you to bring on some non-alcoholic beverages like sodas and waters. You can find more details here .

Can I buy duty-free alcohol on the ship to mix drinks?

Step on a cruise ship (or head out into port), and you’ll see lots of opportunity for duty-free shopping. Cigarettes and alcohol are the big sellers, and the prices are good for what’s offered.

You might have the idea to bring on mixers and then buy a bottle from the duty-free shop to enjoy on your cruise. Unfortunately, that’s not allowed.

When buying from a duty-free shop, your bottles will be packaged and then stored by the staff until the last day of your cruise. They will then be delivered to your cabin on the last night to take with you as you get off the ship.

What happens if I sneak alcohol onto a cruise?

Given the price of drinks on the ship, you wouldn’t be alone in wondering about sneaking drinks on with you in your luggage as you board.

It’s relatively common that people try this trick. In fact, when boarding you’ll likely find several people having bottles of liquid being closely examined by the security staff during boarding.

In other words, security is on the lookout for smuggled booze. If found, expect it to be removed and likely destroyed. If put it in your checked luggage, you might be called down to retrieve your bag.

The terms and conditions of sailing may give the cruise line the right to not allow you to board if found trying to sneak on alcohol, however, we’ve personally never heard of that happening.

Still, it could lead to some awkward conversations — and losing your alcohol — should you be caught trying to sneak it onto the ship.

How can I save money on drinks?

There’s no question that it can be expensive to drink on a cruise ship. But there are ways that you can drink for less money. Here are a few tips:

Drink in port instead: Ports of call offer a chance to save money on drinks. Many areas near where the ship docks will have cheap(er) drink specials designed to attract the business of cruise passengers. By heading off the ship you can save money versus drinking on the ship.

Look for sales: If you do plan to drink on the ship, be sure to keep an eye out for drink specials. They will often be mentioned in the daily planner that’s delivered to your room each night. Maybe it’s a happy hour at a certain bar or certain drinks that have a discount.

Do the math on drink packages: If you’re a big drinker, then drink packages can save you tons. These packages are also expensive, so if you don’t get your money’s worth, then you could end up spending more than you would otherwise. To help you do the math before buying, check out our drink package calculator here .

More about drinking on a cruise:

• Worth It? Everything About Cruise Line Drink Packages
• Can I Bring Alcohol on my Cruise? Drink Policies for Every Cruise Line
• Cruise Line Drink Package Calculator

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Adventure Smith Explorations

Alcoholic beverages other than wine and beer can be purchased with lunch and dinner.

AmaWaterways

Europe: Alcoholic beverages are available at additional cost. During dinner, local wines soft drinks and beer are available on a complimentary basis.

Russia: Alcoholic beverages are available at additional cost. Complimentary wine and beer included with every dinner on board the ship

Vietnam & Cambodia: Complimentary house brand spirits and local beers available during the cruise. Free flowing wine with every lunch and dinner on board. Imported wine and premium alcoholic beverages are available to purchase at an additional cost.

Africa:  Complimentary wine and beer is served with all lunch and dinners on board. Premium alcoholic beverages as well as drinks outside of meal times are available at the bar for additional cost.

American Cruise Lines

American Cruise Lines provides complimentary wine and beer during lunch and dinner service. A complimentary cocktail hour with full bar is hosted each evening before dinner.

American Queen Voyages (formerly American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines)

Select wines and beer are included with dinner.

The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages will be limited to Guests who are 21 years or older. American Queen Voyages will refuse and prohibit the sale or service of alcoholic beverages to Guests under the age of 21 years. Guests are kindly reminded to consume alcohol in moderation. American Queen Voyages reserves the right to prohibit and retain all liquor brought aboard the Ship.

Alaskan Dream Cruises

A selection of fine alcoholic beverages, beer and wine are available aboard ship for independent purchase, but not included in your cruise fare. There is a good selection of wine available aboard, and you may purchase a bottle and have the unfinished portion capped and held for you.

A-ROSA Cruises

A-Rosa river cruises include complimentary alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages throughout the ship.

Avalon Waterways

Choice of complimentary wine and beer will be included with dinner on Avalon Europe river cruises. On the Yangtze wine is included with all dinners. On the Mekong complimentary local beer/spirits is available throughout the day and wine is included with dinner.

Should you wish to bring your own wine on board and drink it in the dining room or lounge, the maître d’hôtel or bartender will be happy to serve it to you; a corkage fee will be charged. All inclusive drink packages are also available.

Azamara Club Cruises

The minimum drinking age for all alcoholic beverages on all Azamara ships is 21. However, on ships in Europe and South America, where the legal drinking age is 18, a parent sailing with children between the ages of 18 and 20 may sign a waiver allowing them to consume alcoholic beverages. The waiver may not apply when the vessel is in certain territorial waters. Please note that an individual’s age on the date of sailing determines his or her status for the entire voyage vacation.

Any guest for whom a waiver has been signed must agree to comply with Azamara’s policies. This includes an agreement to not provide alcoholic beverages to any other person, regardless of age. This policy is subject to change without notice.

Azamara Club Cruises® offers a wide selection of international liquors, beer and fine wines onboard. You may bring your own favorite liquor, beer or wine for private consumption in your suite or stateroom. If you wish to consume your liquor, beer or wine in any shipboard restaurant, bar or dining venue, each bottle is subject to a corkage fee of $10.

If you are given a bottle of wine that was purchased from Azamara’s Bon Voyage Gift selection, then no corkage fee will apply. If you are given a bottle of wine from an outside vendor and/or travel professional, and the bottle was not purchased through Azamara’s Bon Voyage selection, then a $10 corkage fee will apply if the wine is consumed in the dining room or other public area. All corkage fees will be added to your onboard account.

Alcoholic beverages purchased from onboard shops will be stored by the ship and delivered to guest staterooms on the last day of the sailing. Alcohol will not be delivered to any guest under the age of 21.

Guests who violate alcohol policies (over-consume, provide alcohol to people under age 21, or demonstrate irresponsible behavior) may be debarked or not allowed to board, in accordance with our guest conduct policy. In such cases, no voyage costs, airfare or any other expenses will be reimbursed.

Azamara reserves the right to revoke or otherwise restrict drinking privileges of any guest, regardless of age. Shipboard personnel may elect, at their discretion, to refuse waivers to 18 to 20-year olds or to withhold alcohol from other guests.

Blount Small Ship Adventures (formerly ACCL)

Complimentary wine and beer is served with lunch and dinner on all cruises.

In addition to serving wine and beer with meals, the company’s popular “BYOB” policy is still in effect.  This unique “bring your own bottle” policy gives guests the freedom to enjoy their preferred beverages without a costly bar tab at the end of the trip.  Mixers, snacks, barware, refrigeration, and bottle storage space are provided around the clock.

Captain Cook Cruises

Captain Cook Cruises has adopted the following House Policy, which provides a framework for the “Responsible Service of Alcohol” which will be monitored and modified on an on going basis:

• In order to prevent underage access and drinking Proof of Age must be provided when requested. The only proof of age that will be accepted are: a current photo drivers’ license; proof of age card; or passport.
•  Persons who are intoxicated will be refused admission to our premises
• Signs will be displayed and refer to intoxication signs in order to support a responsible attitude and meet the requirements of legislation
• Any patron in Captain Cook Cruises premises will be denied service if they are considered to be intoxicated
• Staff and patrons will be educated as part of their policy to ensure that they understand the implications and abide by our responsible service of alcohol policy
• Support and actively promote initiatives to minimize drink driving in order to safeguard the wellbeing of our patrons

In NSW various Acts control the sale and service of alcohol. There are four basic points, which are relevant to responsible serving practices.

• A person shall not sell or supply liquor to a person under the age of 18 years
• A licensee shall not permit intoxication or any indecent, violent or quarrelsome conduct on their licensed premises
• A person shall not sell or supply any liquor to any person who is at the time in a state of intoxication
• Where a person is intoxicated on the licensed premises the licensee shall be deemed to have permitted intoxication on the premises unless they and their employees took all reasonable steps to prevent intoxication on the licensed premises

Carnival Cruise Line

Bringing Alcohol On Board – Embarkation Day:

Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages on board. However, at the beginning of the cruise during embarkation day, guests (21 years of age and older) may bring on board one bottle (750ml) of wine or champagne, per person, only in their carry-on luggage.  A $10 corkage fee per bottle will be charged should you wish to consume this wine in the main dining room; $14 corkage fee per bottle in the steakhouse. (A corkage fee is a charge exacted at a restaurant for every bottle of liquor served that was not bought on the premises)

On embarkation day, each guest may bring a small quantity of non-alcoholic beverages on board and only in their carry-on luggage. A small quantity is considered a maximum of 12 bottles and/or cans, 20 ounces each or less.

All alcohol/hard liquor/beer (sealed, unopened bottles/cans), wine/champagne over the allowable 1-bottle per guest (sealed, unopened bottles) or excessive quantities of non-alcoholic beverages (over 12 per person, sealed, unopened bottles/cans) will be confiscated and stored for safekeeping until the end of the voyage. The retained item(s) will be available for collection onboard in a designated location on the morning of debarkation.  Unsealed liquids that are prohibited will be discarded, as well as any unclaimed items left after the voyage, and no compensation will be given in either case.

Large cooler restrictions:

Carnival Cruise Lines does not allow guests to bring large coolers on board its ships. However small, personal-sized coolers, no larger than 12”H x 12”L x 12”W for the purpose of housing small quantities of non-alcoholic beverages and/or medications are permitted as carry-on luggage. Screening and movement of large coolers through embarkation is an impediment to the boarding and security screening process. Therefore, large coolers are not permitted as carry-on or checked luggage.

Ports-of-Call:

Alcoholic beverages of any kind purchased in any Port-of-Call will be retained at the gangway, stored on board and held by Carnival until the end of the voyage.

Gift Shops On Board:

Alcoholic beverages of any kind purchased in the ship’s gift shop will be stored on board and be retained by Carnival until the end of the voyage.

Drinking Alcohol On Board:

The minimum age for the purchase and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages in the bars, lounges and gift shops is 21 years of age.  In the event that Bar/Restaurant/Gift Shop staff are in question that a guest is less than 21 years old, they shall request picture identification, prior to serving the drink or selling the bottle of liquor.

Carnival reserves the right to refuse the sale of alcoholic beverages to anyone.

Celebrity Cruises

No beer or hard liquor may be brought onboard for consumption. If you wish to bring personal wine onboard with you at the beginning of the cruise, you may do so, limited to two (2) bottles per stateroom. When enjoyed in any shipboard restaurant, bar or dining venue, each bottle shall be subject to a corkage fee of $25. The only exception to this policy is on our “Wine Cruises. Those who book a company-sponsored winery tour are permitted to bring two bottles of wine from the winery onboard per stateroom on the day of the tour. When enjoyed in any shipboard restaurant, bar or dining venue, each bottle will be subject to a $25 corkage fee.

If you receive a bottle of wine that was purchased from our Bon Voyage Gift selection, no corkage fee will apply if the bottle is enjoyed in the dining room or any public area. If you receive a bottle from an outside vendor and/or travel agent, and the bottle was not purchased through our Bon Voyage selection, then a $25 corkage fee per bottle will apply if you wish to enjoy the wine in the dining room or any other public area. The fee will be applied to your onboard account.

Alcoholic beverages purchased in ports of call or from onboard shops will be stored onboard and delivered to your stateroom on the last day of the sailing.

Costa Cruises

The minimum drinking age onboard is 21 years old for cruises departing from U.S. ports and 18 years old for cruises departing from non-U.S. ports.

It is strictly forbidden to bring any kind of drink on board in hand or cabin luggage.

Any drink, including items purchased during excursions and visits during the call, will not be admitted on board. Local regional products eventually purchased will be kept in custody by ship officers upon arrival and released at disembarkation.

Cunard Line

No alcohol may be purchased or consumed by any Guests under the age of 18, except when in waters of the U.S., in which case no alcohol may be purchased or consumed by any Guests under the age of 21.  Guests agree not to bring alcoholic beverages of any kind (except wine and champagne) on board for consumption. You must surrender alcoholic beverages that are purchased duty free from the ship’s gift shop, or at ports of call, to Carrier, which will be delivered to your stateroom on the last day of the voyage. A corkage fee of $15.00 U.S.D. per bottle (which is subject to change without notice) will be applied to wine and champagne brought aboard by you and consumed in the ship’s restaurants.

Disney Cruise Line

Alcohol is permitted on board. However, any fragile items (including alcoholic beverages) must be hand-carried on board in the carry-on of an adult Guest – age 21 or older (dimensions can’t exceed 22″ wide, 14″ high and 9″ deep).

Alcohol brought on board may not be consumed in any lounge or public area.

Guests who arrive in the dining room, including Palo and Remy, with a bottle of champagne or wine will be charged a corking fee of $20.00 per bottle.

Please be advised: Disney Cruise Line reserves the right to remove fragile items (including beverages) from checked luggage. In such cases, items will be stored and returned at the end of the voyage. Beverage containers are considered fragile and have previously caused damage in checked luggage. All fragile items must be transported inside carry-on luggage.

The drinking age aboard ship is 21. Valid photo I.D. is required. Disney Cruise Line reserves the right to refuse sale and/or service to anyone.

In recognition of the expectations of our multi-national guests, for roundtrip cruises departing from European countries, where the legal drinking age is lower than 21, a parent or guardian who is sailing with his or her son(s) and/or daughter(s) and/or ward(s) who is between the ages of 18 and 20, may sign a beverage waiver allowing the 18 to 20 year old to consume alcoholic beverages while onboard. Parents or guardians may complete the beverage waiver in the Guest Ticket Booklet or inquire about the waivers upon check-in. Please note: The 18 to 20 year old must comply with all laws and Disney Cruise Line policies related to the consumption and distribution of alcohol in Europe, including among other things, agreeing to not provide alcoholic beverages to any other person, regardless of age. This policy is subject to change without notice.

House wine and local beer served during dinner.

Emerald Waterways

If your Itinerary includes booking on a Emerald “Star-Ship,” all standard beverages are included in the tour price during lunch and dinner while you are on board. This includes beer, wine and soft drinks. It also includes daily replenishment of specific designated cabin minibars. Selected items, such as spirits, and French champagne, are not included and will be subject to an additional charge. Otherwise, beverages will only be included when listed on the Itinerary.

European Waterways

Included is all good regional wines served throughout the cruise, open bar with a large selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages.

Special vintage wines, Premier and Grand Cru wines can be purchased at cost.

Farah Nile Cruises

Alcoholic beverages are not included in your fare.

Festiva Sailing Vacations

Meals aboard include wine and there is an open Standard Bar throughout your charter week. Special Requested Liquors are available at an additional cost.

France Cruises

Included are wines with meals, liqueurs and bar drinks on board.

Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines

It is not permitted to take your own alcohol aboard your cruise ship.

Any alcohol which is purchased whilst ashore will be placed in a secure hold area and will be returned to you at the end of your cruise holiday.

French Country Waterways

During the cruise, you will be offered more than two dozen different wines, representing many of France’s major wine growing districts. Wines are chosen for consideration directly from the properties of the growers, and the final list is selected during an annual tasting of over two hundred, estate-bottled labels. More than half of the wines will bear well-known labels from Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards, such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Meursault, and Puligny-Montrachet. You will also be introduced to wonderful vintages from distinguished, family-owned properties whose limited production is rarely sold for export. Drawing from this rich and varied selection, each French Country Waterways cruise offers the perfect opportunity to sample and compare the noble wines of France.

GAP Adventures

There is a bar on board where juice, soft drinks, wine, beer and a basic selection of liquor can be purchased.

Hapag Lloyd Cruises

Passengers are not permitted to take on board alcoholic beverages intended for consumption during the cruise.

Hebridean Island Cruises

House wines and spirits, champagne, beers are included in the cost of the cruise throughout each ship.

Holland America Line (HAL)

Except for wine and champagne, guests cannot bring hard alcohol on board for private consumption. Hard alcohol purchased on board in the duty free shops or in port will be collected, stored for safekeeping and delivered to your stateroom on the last day of the voyage.

Guests can bring as much wine and/or champagne as they choose on board at embarkation or purchased in port. A corkage fee of US$18.00 applies to wine and champagne brought to the shipboard restaurants or bars for consumption. Wine and/or champagne brought on board cannot be consumed in any public venue. If a guest is drinking a beverage carried on board and in a public venue they will be asked to return it to their stateroom.

Room Service offers reduced-price stateroom beverage packages for in-stateroom consumption of alcoholic beverages. A 15% Service Charge on all beverage items and packages with beverages will be added.

Persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages.

Hurtigruten

Only alcohol that has been purchased at the restaurant or at the bar may be consumed on board. Alcohol bought in the on board shop or on land must be stored until your return. According to Norwegian law, only persons over the age of 18 may purchase beer and wine. Liquor may only be sold to people over 20 years.

Island Cruises

Alcohol will only be served to adults.

Where the fare paid by a Passenger includes meals on a breakfast only, half board or full board basis, it does not also include wines, spirits, beer, mineral waters or other liquors. These are available for purchase on-board at fixed prices and Passengers are not permitted to take on-board any such liquors for use during the voyage whether for consumption in their own cabins or otherwise.

The Carrier and/or its servants and/or agents may confiscate alcohol brought on-board by Passengers. Such alcohol will be returned to the Passengers at the end of the cruise.

The Carrier and/or its servants and/or agents may refuse to serve a Passenger alcohol or further alcohol where in their reasonable opinion the Passenger is likely to be a danger and/or a nuisance to himself, other Passengers and/or the Vessel.

Lindblad Expeditions

Alcohol is available on the ship for purchase and you’ll have the opportunity to taste craft beers and local wines on board.  The drinking age aboard the ship is 21.

Louis Cruises

Drinks from the bar and the restaurant are available at an additional cost. Minors are not allowed to purchase or consume alcohol.

MSC Cruises

Liquor, including wines, spirits, beer or other liquors are available for purchase onboard the vessel at fixed prices. Passengers are not permitted to take onboard any such liquors for use during the voyage, whether for consumption in their own cabins or otherwise.

The Carrier and/or its Servants and/or Agents may confiscate alcohol brought onboard by Passengers.

The Carrier and/or its Servants and/or Agents may refuse to serve a Passenger alcohol or further alcohol where in their reasonable opinion the Passenger is likely to be a danger and/or nuisance to himself, other passengers and/or the Vessel.

North Star Cruises Australia

Generally BYO drinks are not permitted onboard as the True North operates a licensed bar. However, passengers may be permitted to BYO drinks in instances where the desired drink is not available from the ship’s bar but ONLY with prior written approval. Corkage will be applied to all BYO drinks. Contact the reservation staff at [email protected] for the latest wine list.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)

Passengers must be 21 years of age or older to purchase or consume alcohol. With the exception of Alaska and Hawaii itineraries, Norwegian permits young adults to purchase and personally consume wine and beer only while onboard and with the consent of an accompanying parent. Authorization will be given only when the accompanying parent completes the Young Adult Alcoholic Beverage Waiver form. This form can be obtained and completed at the Guest Services Desk upon embarkation of the vessel. However, passengers 18 years of age or older are permitted to consume alcoholic beverages when sailing on round-trip European voyages without having to complete the Young Adult Alcoholic Beverage Waiver form.

Please note that with the exception of Wine and Champagne, all guests are prohibited from bringing alcohol on board ships. If you purchase any alcohol at any ports-of-call or in an onboard shop, it will safely stored and either on the final night of the cruise or the morning of debarkation it will be available for pick up in a designated area.

Guests may bring bottles of wine and champagne on board. When bottles are brought on board and served or consumed in any restaurant, public room area or in their stateroom, a corkage fee will be charged according to bottle sizes noted below.

750 ml Bottle: $15.00 1,500 ml Magnum: $30.00

Wine or champagne sent directly to the ship by travel agents, friends, family, etc. or from another retail source, are subject to the same fees. Box wines are not allowed on board.

Norwegian encourages the responsible use of alcohol and accordingly reserves the right to permanently or temporarily revoke the drinking privileges of any guest who violates Norwegian’s Guest Code of Conduct or who is deemed a danger to himself, herself or others by vessel management. Continued abuse of alcohol while sailing and/or violation of Norwegian’s alcohol policy may result in immediate disembarkation.

Oceania Cruises

The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages will be limited to guest aged 21 years or older. Oceania Cruises will refuse and prohibits the sale or service of alcoholic beverage to guest under the age of 21 years. Guest are reminded to consume alcohol in moderation. Oceania cruises reserves the right to prohibit and retain all alcohol bought ashore for consumption onboard the vessel.

Pandaw River Cruises

Local spirits are free of charge. Only imported spirits and liquors and wines will be charged.  A complimentary daily cocktail will be served made by local spirit.

Paul Gauguin

Complimentary beverages, including select wines and  spirits, served  throughout the ship. Only premium liquors, specialty wines, and certain Cognacs incur an additional charge.

P & O Cruises

There are a variety of bars on board each ship, offering a range of drinks at competitive prices, and drinks can also be purchased in restaurants. P&O Cruises reserves the right to take alcohol at the gangway, if brought on board, to return to passengers at the end of their cruise. It is not the intention to invoke this policy as a matter of course and it will implemented only when it is considered likely that the health, comfort, safety and enjoyment of passenger may otherwise be compromised.

Should you wish to take wine or Champagne on board to consume in a restaurant, you will be charged a corkage fee per item (any size) per occassion.

Should you wish to take wine or champagne on board to celebrate an event, the number of bottles you may take on will be at the port authorities discretion and you will be charged a corkage fee.

It is prohibited to attempt to purchase alcohol for those under 18 in bars and shops on board (21 years in American Waters). 16 and 17 year olds may be brought beer, cider or wine to drink with a meal in the restaurants when accompanied by an adult only. Alcohol purchased ashore by under 18’s will be confiscated at the gangway.

P & O Cruises Australia

P&O Cruises Australia is committed to the responsible service of alcohol. There may be times when they consider it appropriate to refuse the service of alcohol to a passenger for any reason. Passengers must be 18 years or over to purchase or consume alcohol. Government issued photo identification may be requested . Any alcohol purchased ashore will be collected at the gangway for safe keeping and will be returned to you on the last day of your cruise.

Complimentary wines included at lunch and dinner.

Poseidon Expeditions(formerly Expedition Cruises)

Wine offerings include a wide range of fine wines from France, Italy, and Chile. There is also a selection of sprits available in the bar. Alcoholic beverages are not included in the fare.

Princess Cruises

Passengers agree not to bring alcoholic beverages of any kind onboard for consumption, except one bottle of wine or champagne per adult of drinking age (no larger than 750 ml) per voyage, which will not be subject to a corkage fee if consumed in the stateroom. Additional wine or champagne bottles are welcome, but will incur a $15 corkage fee each, irrespective of where they are intended to be consumed. Liquor, spirits or beers are not permitted. Please remember that luggage will be scanned and alcohol outside of our policy will be removed and discarded.

Alcoholic beverages that are purchased duty free from the ship’s gift shop, or at ports of call, will be collected for safekeeping and delivered to the passenger’s stateroom on the last day of the cruise.  A member of the ship’s staff will be at the gangway to assist passengers with the storage of their shoreside alcoholic purchases while our Boutiques staff will assist passengers with shipboard alcoholic purchases.

The legal drinking age of 21 years is always observed onboard and proof of age may be required. All onboard staff are trained to take their responsibility to not serve alcohol to underage passengers seriously. The age restrictions are clearly posted in the bars.

Regent Seven Seas

Guests agree that the purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverages will be limited to Guests who are 21 years or older and no Guest will attempt to purchase or consume such beverages in violation of this policy under any circumstances, either for themselves or others. Carrier will refuse and prohibit the service of alcoholic beverages to Guests under the age of 21 years. Guests are reminded to consume alcohol in moderation and Carrier reserves the right to refuse such beverages to any intoxicated or underage Guest. Carrier reserves the right to prohibit and retain all liquor brought aboard the Ship.

Enjoy a welcome Bottle of champagne and unlimited, complimentary beverages including fine wines, spirits and the daily replenishment of your in-suite mini-bar.

Royal Caribbean International (RCI)

Effective immediately on all sailings, the minimum drinking age for all alcoholic beverages on all Royal Caribbean International is as follows:

The minimum age to consume alcohol on Royal Caribbean International ships on sailings originating in North America is twenty-one (21).

The minimum age to consume alcohol on Royal Caribbean International ships on sailings from South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand is eighteen (18). The minimum age to consume alcohol at all private destinations remains twenty-one (21) without regard to where the sailing originated. The Company retains the right, on rare occasions, to raise the minimum age of alcohol consumption on any sailing when local laws require or permit such a modification.

Guests may bring personal wine and champagne onboard only on boarding day, limited to two (2) 750 ml bottles per stateroom. When consumed in any public area, each bottle shall be subject to a corkage fee of $25.00. Alcoholic beverages that are purchased in ports of call or from onboard shops will be stored by the ship and delivered to guest staterooms on the last day of the sailing. Security may inspect containers (water bottles, soda bottles, mouthwash, luggage etc.) and will dispose of containers holding alcohol. Royal Caribbean’s Guest Conduct Policy may be enforced, up to and including disembarkation, if a guest violates any alcohol policy. Guests under the age of 21 will not have alcohol returned to them.

Guests who violate any alcohol policies, (over consume, provide alcohol to people under age 21, demonstrate irresponsible behavior, or attempt to conceal alcoholic items at security and or luggage check points or any other time), may be disembarked or not allowed to board, at their own expense, in accordance with the Guest Conduct Policy.

Saga Cruises

Alcoholic beverages and wine are not included in the fare but are available for purchase.

Scenic ‘Space-Ships’ now provide All-Inclusive beverages – a generous selection of complimentary fine wines and spirits throughout the ship, including an open bar service in the lounges.  Guests are welcomed on board with Moët & Chandon, which is also available daily at breakfast. Even the beverages in your mini-bar are complimentary.

Sea Cloud Cruises

Table wines are included at meal time.

Persons under 21 years of age are not permitted to consume alcoholic beverages. Complimentary fine wines at lunch and dinner, and open bars throughout the ship.

SeaDream Yacht Club

Open Bar with selected premium brands is included in your fare. Also included is a daily selection of wines to accompany lunch and dinner.

Semester at Sea

Students who are 18 years of age and older are able to drink moderately both on the ship and in port.

Do no pack alcohol to bring onboard.

Passengers must be 21 years of age or older to purchase or consume alcohol. Silversea reserves the right to refuse to serve anyone who in its sole judgment may be under the influence of alcohol or for any reason necessary to preserve the health and safety of passengers and employees.

An extensive selection of fine wines, spirits, champagne are yours to enjoy not only with meals but throughout the ship. Your preferred selections are even stocked in your suite…compliments of Silversea.

St. Lawrence Cruise Lines

Alcohol is available for purchase at the bar.

Star Clippers

Guests are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages for consumption on board the ship. Alcoholic beverages purchased in ports of call will be retained and returned at the end of the voyage.

Star Cruises

There is a nominal corkage charge if you bring your own alcoholic beverage to any of the dining outlets. The fare does not include spirits, wines, or beer. Guests must be 18 years or older to purchase or consume alcohol on the Vessel.

Tauck River Cruising

Unlimited complimentary beverages including regional wine, beer, and premium spirits. The legal drinking age aboard the riverboat is 21 years old.

Un-Cruise Adventures (formerly Innersea Discoveries and American Safari Cruises)

Spirits are strictly prohibited, and will be confiscated by vessel crew. This is due to our license and state regulations. Bringing wine on board is permitted under our license, however may be subject to a corkage fee. $20.00 for 750ml and $30.00 for boxes and magnums. Crew will continue to control consumption as needed, including confiscation of wine when required. With our Luxury and Heritage Adventures, premium spirits, wine, and beer are included in your fare. For our Active Adventures, alcoholic beverages range from $4 to $8, with top shelf brands running slightly higher.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

in 2014 fares include unlimited fine wine, beer, spirits. The minimum age required to consume alcoholic beverages onboard all Uniworld river cruise ships is 21 years of age.

Variety Cruises

Wine and alcoholic beverages are not included in the fare.

Viking River Cruises

Complimentary wine and beer are served with lunch and dinner. You may bring local wine aboard and enjoy it with your meals—there is no corkage fee. The minimum drinking age on all Viking River cruises is 21 years of age.

Voyages of Discovery (formerly Discovery World Cruises)

Only alcohol purchased in the ship’s bars and restaurants may be consumed on board. The serving of alcohol may be restricted in certain countries.

Windstar Cruises

Bottles or other containers of beer and other alcoholic beverages purchased in the vessel’s shops or otherwise brought on the ship cannot be consumed on the ship, with the exception of wine and champagne. If the beverages are purchased from the vessel’s shops or at ports of call, they will be collected for safekeeping and delivered to your stateroom on the last day of the voyage. The staff will make arrangements to store the items for you during the cruise. Guests can bring wines and champagne purchased from outside the ship onboard for consumption in their stateroom. For consumption in the restaurants or bars, a corkage fee will be applied to the guest’s onboard account.

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What is the Jones Act and how does it impact cruise ships?

You may have heard of the Jones Act in discussions about cruising, piquing your curiosity about what, if any, impact a century-old law has on your cruise. But I bet you haven't heard of the lesser-known Passenger Vessel Services Act, which actually dictates how cruise lines plan itineraries.

If you've ever wondered why cruise ships can't sail from one U.S. port to another without visiting a foreign country, or just like to geek out on the minutiae of legal issues around your favorite vacation type, prepare to have your mind blown about the ramifications of shipping laws on cruise travel.

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What is the Jones Act?

The Jones Act — which is actually the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 — is a federal statute that requires shipping to U.S. ports to be done by ships that were constructed in the United States, carry an American crew and bear U.S. flags (which requires being registered in the United States). In addition, the law provides protection for the crew members and the environment.

What this means is that foreign-flagged ships — and today virtually all cruise ships are foreign-flagged and registered in other countries — can't cruise between two ports that are located within the contiguous United States as well as some noncontiguous U.S. ports.

The Jones Act was not designed to cover passenger vessels.

The Jones Act was originally enacted as a safety measure as part of an increase to national security after World War I, when the U.S. fleet was destroyed by Germany. It also serves as a protection to the economics of the American maritime industry, since it requires ships to be American made. After major hurricanes, the Jones Act is often temporarily waived in affected areas so relief can arrive from anywhere.

Related: Everything you need to know about hurricane season cruises

The Passenger Vessel Services Act — and how it affects cruises

The related law that has a real effect on the cruise industry — since the cargo of a cruise ship is you — is the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) of 1886, which is applicable even though it was enacted before the cruise industry existed as we know it.

The law says that if an itinerary begins and ends in a U.S. port, foreign-flagged cruise lines must call on foreign ports of call as well. As a result of these laws, you won't find, for example, itineraries on foreign-flagged ships that sail round-trip from Los Angeles to the Hawaiian Islands or from New York up and down the U.S. East Coast without also stopping in another country (e.g. Mexico or Canada). These rules impact sailings to Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, Panama Canal, Hawaii and Alaska the most.

Cruise lines create PVSA-compliant itineraries, but sometimes the chaos of travel intervenes. If a passenger disembarks early (perhaps due to a medical emergency) without calling on the foreign port, the line risks getting fined. Cruise travelers who miss the ship are also not allowed to embark in just any port of call. They must board in a place in the itinerary that includes a foreign port as part of the remaining portion of the cruise.

Related: What happens if you miss your cruise

Here's where it gets tricky: A cruise that begins and ends in the same U.S. port will not violate the PVSA if it stops in any foreign port. However, a cruise that begins and ends in different U.S. ports (e.g. a Panama Canal cruise that begins in Fort Lauderdale and ends in Los Angeles) must stop in a distant foreign port to be in compliance.

A distant foreign port is defined as any port outside North America, Central America, Bermuda or the West Indies. South American ports and the Leeward Islands of the Netherland Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao) are all considered distant foreign ports. That's why any Panama Canal cruise that sails from Florida to California will include a stop in Cartagena, Colombia, or Aruba.

This distinction often confuses passengers trying to book back-to-back sailings who find their request denied even though each individual sailing meets the PVSA requirements. That's because a back-to-back sailing is still considered one transport vs. two distinct sailings, even though cruisers need to debark their ship between cruises and meet with Customs and Border Patrol for inspection before reboarding.

Try to book a repositioning cruise from Seattle to Vancouver followed immediately by that ship's next cruise from Vancouver to Seward, Alaska, and your request will be flagged and denied. Why? According to the law, the cruise ship has transported you from one U.S. port to another (Seattle to Seward) without stopping in a distant foreign port.

The exceptions: American-flagged ships

American-flagged ships are exempt from the PVSA and can sail itineraries their foreign-flagged counterparts cannot.

Norwegian Cruise Line runs a U.S.-flagged ship — Pride of America — which sails around the Hawaiian Islands round-trip from Honolulu. When this ship (which was only partially built in the United States) launched in 2005, it was the first cruise ship in 50 years to fly the American flag while sailing on an ocean — and the only to sail Hawaii cruises without visiting a non-U.S. port.

There are also cruise ships that are part of smaller lines that are registered in the U.S., including ones operated by Alaska Dream Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions and UnCruise Adventures . They sail itineraries wholly within Alaska or the Hawaiian islands.

Related: Big vs. small cruise ships: Which will I like better?

In addition, several riverboat companies, such as American Queen Voyages and American Cruise Lines, operate U.S.-flagged vessels on American rivers.

So why would most major large-ship cruise lines continue to register their ships in other countries, such as the Bahamas, Panama, Bermuda and Malta? Building ships on U.S. soil is a much more expensive proposition than in the European shipyards that most lines favor. In addition, U.S.-flagged ships are subject to high American taxes and stricter labor laws, environmental codes and consumer protection laws than ships registered in other countries.

Bottom line

The Jones Act and Passenger Vessels Services Act impact how cruise lines plan itineraries. Most of the time cruise travelers can ignore these obscure old maritime laws. However, it's good to know what they are on the rare occasion you have to join a cruise late or disembark early, or when you want to plan back-to-back cruises that begin and end in different ports.

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2020 Hawaii Revised Statutes Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor

• 281. Intoxicating Liquor

Under Article VIII, Section 2, of the State Constitution, charter provisions relating to a county's executive, legislative and administrative structure and organization are superior to statutory provisions. And under HRS 50-10, charter provisions supersede all laws affecting the organization and government of the county which are in conflict therewith. Accordingly, the charters should be consulted to determine whether any of the provisions set out in this chapter have been superseded in whole or in part.

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Defendants' motion to dismiss complaint granted insofar as it asserted claims against the liquor commission; the commission lacked the capacity to be sued. 681 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (2009).

Plaintiff must exhaust its administrative remedy in the circuit court before it may pursue its state law claims, as required by 281-17; thus, defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff's state law claims under the state constitution, this chapter, and the liquor commission rules, granted. 681 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (2009).

Liquor commission may adopt administrative rules to prevent racial discrimination. 69 H. 238, 738 P.2d 1205 (1987).

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‘Do the right thing’: Hawaii wrongful imprisonment law isn’t working for 2 in high-profile cases

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two Hawaii men who were wrongly convicted and put behind bars for years are hitting another brick wall trying to win compensation.

Their next stop may be the governor’s office.

Hawaii law promises that people who are wrongly convicted and incarcerated are entitled to $50,000 for every year they spent in prison.

But in Hawaii’s two most prominent exoneration cases, the law has not worked yet.

In January 2023, Albert Ian Schweitzer was cleared after 23 years in prison for the rape and murder of Dana Ireland on the Big Island. The judge vacated the conviction and ruled if there was another trial today, Schweitzer and his co-defendants would have been acquitted.

Schweitzer’s attorneys plan to file a lawsuit over violation of his civil rights by Big Island police and prosecutors, but also filed for over $1 million in compensation for his wrongful incarceration.

Special Section: Who Killed Dana Ireland

State Senate Judiciary Chair Karl Rhoads authored the law that he expected would lead to almost immediate compensation upon exoneration.

“The part of the bothers me is that you should have gotten that within like three weeks,” Rhoads told HNN. “Because when you get out of prison, especially when you are not convicted of anything … when you’re exonerated, you get nothing.”

But there is a big catch in the law: It requires that the former defendant was “actually innocent” of the crime, which so far no judge or prosecutor has been willing to say.

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The state Attorney General did offer to settle Schweitzer’s claim for $800,000, but only if Schweitzer dropped his lawsuit over civil rights violations.

Rhoads said he was frustrated by that position.

“This is a separate state law that that is was designed for a specific purpose tying it, linking it to something else to me doesn’t make any sense,” he said.

Meanwhile, it’s been over four years since Roynes Dural was exonerated after eight years in prison due to a false accusation of statutory rape.

Except for a $40,000 settlement over a detective’s alleged misconduct, he’s received nothing.

“Even though you could never pay me enough money for what you did to me, you would think that I wouldn’t have to fight and continue to fight,” Dural said.

Sean Fitzsimmons, one of Dural’s attorneys, said they are trying another strategy allowed by the law — seeking a governor’s pardon.

“We are going to try our best to get as much as we can for Roynes because he deserves it,” Fitzsimmons said. “What he went through was insane.”

“I would hope that the governor would just do the right thing,” Dural said.

“I understand that it’s a touchy subject. I am just hoping that the governor will look at my life as a whole and see that I’ve never been in trouble I have always abided by the laws.”

Rhoads said he thinks the law is clear enough, but given the history so far, said it may need to be strengthened or clarified at the next legislature.

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Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 281 – Intoxicating Liquor

Terms used in hawaii revised statutes > chapter 281 - intoxicating liquor.

• Addicted to the excessive use of intoxicating liquor : refers to one who has acquired the habit of using intoxicating liquor excessively to deprive oneself of reasonable self-control, a common drunkard, or a habitual drunkard. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Advertisement : means any oral, written, graphic, or pictorial statement or representation, including those made through any electronic or print medium. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Advice and consent : Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Affidavit : A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Agricultural seed : includes the seed of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops and other kinds of seed commonly recognized within the State as agricultural seed and mixtures of these seed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Alarm business : means any individual, corporation, or other business entity that engages in selling, leasing, maintaining, servicing, repairing, altering, replacing, moving, or installing any alarm system in or on any building, place, or premises, except motor vehicles. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-1
• Alarm system : means any device that is designed for the detection of an unauthorized entry into any building, place, or premises, except motor vehicles, or for alerting others to the commission of an unlawful act, or both, and that emits a sound or transmits a signal or message when activated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-1
• Alcohol : means the product of distillation of any fermented liquid, whether rectified or not, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol, but not denatured or other alcohol which is considered nonpotable under the customs laws of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Amendment : A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Answer : The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appeal : A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appellate : About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Arrest : Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets : (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Athletic trainer : means an individual, whether or not registered under this chapter, who engages in the practice of athletic training or represents oneself to be an athletic trainer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436H-2
• Attachment : A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Attachment hardware : means the components and associated fasteners that directly attach the bumper to the chassis frame. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Auction : means any person engaged in the business of selling only motor vehicles by means of bidding at a public or private sale, but excludes an auctioneer and any person referred to in paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) in the definition of ["dealer"], or any person auctioning motor vehicles incidental to an auction of other assets, when the auctioneer or person acts in the respective capacity described in this section. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Audible alarm system : means any alarm system that emits a sound when activated. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-1
• Automatic telephone dialer : means any alarm system that, when activated, dials a programmed telephone number and, when the telephone is answered, plays a recorded message informing the listener of an unauthorized entry or unlawful act. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-1
• Bailee : means a person that by a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title acknowledges possession of goods and contracts to deliver them. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Bankruptcy : Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Beer : means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley or other grain, malt, and hops in water. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Beneficiary : A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
• Board : means the motor vehicle industry licensing board created by this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• board : means a board established by county charter, within a county, that shall have the jurisdiction to hear and determine complaints or violations of liquor laws and to impose penalties as may be provided in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Board : means the motor vehicle repair industry board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Business : includes any activities regularly engaged in by any person or regularly caused to be engaged in by the person for the object of gain, benefit, or advantage, either direct or indirect. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1

(1) The aggregate par value or other amount received and allocated to the issued and outstanding capital stock of a financial institution; or

• Capital stock : means the units of interest, whether or not having a par value, common or preferred, legally issued by a financial institution or other corporation, which represents a fractional ownership interest in the institution or corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Carrier : means a person that issues a bill of lading. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Certified mechanic : is a motor vehicle mechanic who has successfully passed the certification tests in any or all of the certification specialties set forth in this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• CFC : means any member of the family of substances containing carbon, fluorine, and chlorine, including, without limitation, those compounds known as CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-13, CFC-14, CFC-113, CFC-114, CFC-115, CFC-116, CFC-500, CFC-502, and CFC-503, and any combination or mixture containing any of these chlorofluorocarbon compounds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Club : means any organization for objects of a social, patriotic, political, or athletic nature, or the like, but not for pecuniary gain, having a regular membership to all of whom is charged monthly or quarterly dues, employing a full-time steward, and from which organization no person is entitled to or takes, directly or indirectly, any share of the profits thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Commission : means the liquor commission for the county within which such commission has jurisdiction under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Commissioner : means the commissioner of financial institutions of this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Community Reinvestment Act : The Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977. Source: OCC
• Company : means any corporation, partnership, trust (business or otherwise), association, joint venture, pool syndicate, unincorporated organization, or any form of business entity not specifically listed herein and, unless specifically excluded, a financial institution; provided that "company" does not mean any trust existing on July 1, 1993, which under its terms must terminate within twenty-five years, or not later than twenty-one years and ten months after the death of individuals living on the effective date of the trust. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Complaint : A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.

(1) Guest rooms that are units, as defined in § 514B-3 , which are used to provide transient lodging for periods of less than thirty days under a written contract with the owner of the apartment or unit in the condominium hotel operation; and

• Condominium hotel operator : means any person who operates a condominium hotel, including but not limited to, a condominium hotel operator registered under section 467-30 . See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Consignee : means a person named in a bill of lading to which or to whose order the bill promises delivery. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Consignor : means a person named in a bill of lading as the person from which the goods have been received for shipment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Consumer : means any person who purchases, other than for purposes of resale, a motor vehicle for personal, family, household, or business use, any person to whom such motor vehicle is transferred for the same purposes during the duration of an express warranty applicable to such motor vehicle, and any other person entitled by the terms of such warranty to enforce the obligations of the warranty. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Continuance : Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.

(1) Owning or having the power to vote twenty-five per cent or more of any class of voting securities;

(2) Owning or having the power to exercise twenty-five per cent or more of the votes of a mutual association, credit union, or other entity whose voting rights are not determined by voting securities;

(3) Owning or having the power to vote ten per cent or more of any class of voting securities if:

(A) the issuer of that class of securities has issued any class of securities under section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or

(B) immediately after the acquisition, no other person will own a greater percentage of that class of voting securities;

(4) Having the power to elect by any means a majority of the directors; or

• Conviction : A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• County : means the county in respect of which each commission has jurisdiction under this chapter; provided that in the county of Kalawao liquor may be sold only by such persons and only under such conditions as may be permitted or prescribed from time to time by the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Crash parts : means motor vehicle replacement parts, either sheet metal or plastic, which constitute the visible exterior of the vehicle, including inner and outer panels, and which are repaired or replaced as the result of a collision. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Damage waiver : means any contract or contractual provision, whether separate from or a part of a rental agreement, whereby the lessor agrees, for a charge, to waive any or all claims against the lessee for any damages to the rental motor vehicle during the term of the rental agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Damages : Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dealer : includes "auction" as defined in this section or any person or entity not expressly excluded by this chapter who sells three or more vehicles within a calendar year, or who is engaged in the business of selling, soliciting, offering, or attempting to negotiate sales, purchases, or exchanges of motor vehicles or any interest therein, including options to purchase motor vehicles. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Decedent : A deceased person.
• Defendant : In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Delivery order : means a record that contains an order to deliver goods directed to a warehouse, carrier, or other person that in the ordinary course of business issues warehouse receipts or bills of lading. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Department : means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436H-2
• Department : means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Department : means the Hawaii department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Dependent : A person dependent for support upon another.
• Depository institution : means a financial institution that is authorized to accept deposits under its chartering or licensing authority and includes a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, depository financial services loan company, credit union, or intra-Pacific bank. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• deposits : means money or its equivalent received or held by a person in the usual course of business and for which it has given or is obligated to give credit, either conditionally or unconditionally, to a demand, checking, savings, time, passbook, negotiable order of withdrawal, thrift, or share account, or which is evidenced by its passbook, certificate of deposit, thrift certificate, investment certificate, certificate of indebtedness, or other similar instrument, or a check, draft, or share draft drawn against a deposit account and certified by a person, on which the person is primarily liable. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Director : means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436H-2
• Director : means the director of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Elected executive head : means the mayor of each county or the mayor's duly appointed or elected successor. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Entitlement : A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Equitable : Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages . A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction . In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
• establishment : means a single physical location where the selling of liquor takes place. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Evidence : Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fair market value : The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• False alarm : means any alarm activation that is communicated to the police but that is not in response to an actual or threatened criminal act. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 436M-1
• Federal : means belonging to, part of, or related to the government of the United States of America. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Federal Home Loan Bank : means a federal home loan bank created and organized under the authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Financial institution : means a Hawaii financial institution, and unless the context indicates otherwise, a federal financial institution or foreign financial institution. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Fiscal year : The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Foreclosure : A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
• Fraud : Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Garnishment : Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
• Gift : A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Good faith : means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Goods : means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Gross sales : means the total receipts actually received from the sale of liquor for which the license has been issued without deduction on account of the cost of property sold or expenses of any kind. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Guarantor : A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
• Guardian : A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

(1) A corporation or credit union that holds a charter or license under this chapter or under prior Hawaii law, authorizing it to accept deposits, to make loans in excess of the rates permitted in chapter 478 , or to engage in the business of a trust company; or

(2) A resulting bank as defined in article 12,

• HCFC : means any member of the family of substances containing hydrogen, carbon, fluorine, and chlorine, including, without limitation, those compounds known as HCFC-22 and HCFC-123, and any combination or mixture containing any of these hydrochlorofluorocarbon compounds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Holding company : means any company which controls another company. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Hotel : means an establishment consisting of one or more buildings which contain such total number of rooms as may be prescribed by the commission and in which rooms sleeping accommodations are provided and offered for adequate pay to transient or permanent guests. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• international banking corporation : means a corporation which has authority to operate as an international banking corporation under this part and has been required to use the term "international banking corporation" or such other term approved by the commissioner and containing the word "international" "foreign" "overseas" or some similar word as part of its name. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:5A-200
• intoxicating liquor : includes alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, okolehao, sake, beer, ale, porter, and wine; and also includes, in addition to the foregoing, any spirituous, vinous, malt or fermented liquor, liquids, and compounds, whether medicated, proprietary, patented, or not, in whatever form and of whatever constituency and by whatever name called, containing one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol by volume, which are fit for use or may be used or readily converted for use for beverage purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Investigator : means any investigator of the commission in each case for the county wherein the commission has jurisdiction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Issuer : includes a person for which an agent or employee purports to act in issuing a document if the agent or employee has real or apparent authority to issue documents, even if the issuer did not receive any goods, the goods were misdescribed, or in any other respect the agent or employee violated the issuer's instructions. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Jurisdiction : (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Kind : means one or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example, corn, barley, lettuce, and alfalfa. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Lessee : means any person obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle from a lessor for a period of six months or less under the terms of a rental agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Lessor : means any person in the business of providing rental motor vehicles to the public. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Liabilities : The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• License : means any license granted under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• licensed premises : means the building and property that houses the establishment for which a license has been or is proposed to be issued; provided that in the case of class 12 hotel license, "premises" includes the hotel premises; provided further that in the case of a class 15 condominium hotel license, "premises" includes units, as defined in § 514B-3 , that are used to provide transient lodging for periods of less than thirty days under a written contract with the owner or owners of each unit in, and common elements for access purposes as established by the declaration of condominium property regime of, the condominium hotel; and provided further that if an establishment is in a retail shopping complex the businesses of which have formed a merchants association, "premises" means the establishment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Licensee : includes also all agents, servants, and employees of the holder of a license. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Lot : means a definite quantity of seed identified by a number or other identification, every portion or bag of which is uniform, within permitted tolerances, for the factors which appear in the labeling. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Minor : means any person below the age of twenty-one years. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Mobile air conditioner : means an air conditioner designed for installation in a motor vehicle. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• month : means a calendar month; and the word "year" a calendar year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-20
• Mortgagee : The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Motor vehicle : means any passenger car, truck, truck tractor, motorcycle, or motor scooter, as defined in § 286-2 , and the integral parts thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Motor vehicle mechanic : means any person whether self-employed or employed by another, who, for compensation, engages in the diagnosis or repair of malfunctions of motor vehicles, and may be classified as "intermediate" or "journey worker" as the terms are commonly used in the motor vehicle repair industry. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Motor vehicle mechanic helper : means any person who, for compensation, engages in the diagnosis or repair of malfunctions of motor vehicles under the supervision of a licensed motor vehicle mechanic. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Motor vehicle repair dealer : means any person who is, or has in the person's employ, a motor vehicle mechanic licensed under this chapter and who, for compensation, engages in the business of diagnosing or repairing malfunctions of motor vehicles. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Noxious weed seed : means the seed of plant species designated by the department by rule as being highly destructive and difficult to control or eradicate in the State by ordinary, good cultural practices, herbicides, and other control measures, or is, or which may be likely to become injurious, harmful, or deleterious to the agricultural, horticultural, aquacultural, or livestock industry of the State and to forest and recreational areas and conservation districts of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Obligation : An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Original package : means a package or container as it existed at the time of its delivery by the manufacturer or the wholesale dealer for convenience in transportation and sale. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Oversight : Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Partner : means a partner in a general partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Partnership : A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person : means and includes natural persons, associations, copartnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations, and also includes any agent, servant, and employee of such person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Person : includes any individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Personal property : All property that is not real property.
• Plain language : means language written or spoken in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meanings. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Plaintiff : The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Pleadings : Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• Preliminary hearing : A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
• premises : includes the hotel premises; provided further that in the case of a class 15 condominium hotel license, "premises" includes units, as defined in § 514B-3 , that are used to provide transient lodging for periods of less than thirty days under a written contract with the owner or owners of each unit in, and common elements for access purposes as established by the declaration of condominium property regime of, the condominium hotel; and provided further that if an establishment is in a retail shopping complex the businesses of which have formed a merchants association, "premises" means the establishment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Probable cause : A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Prosecute : To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public place : means any publicly owned property or privately owned property open for public use or to which the public is invited for entertainment or business purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Quorum : The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Recourse : An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
• Refrigerant recovery and recycling equipment : means a device used to recover and to purify CFCs for later reuse. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Regulation : means any regulation prescribed by the commission with the approval of the elected executive head of the county for carrying out this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Rental agreement : means any written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of the rental motor vehicle by the lessee. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Rental cost : means the daily or periodic rate charged for the use of the rental motor vehicle, but does not include optional or refueling charges. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Repair of motor vehicles : means all maintenance of and modifications and repairs to motor vehicles, including the rebuilding or restoring of rebuilt vehicles as defined in § 286-2 , but excluding repairing tires, changing tires, lubricating vehicles, installing light bulbs, batteries, windshield wiper blades, and other minor accessories, cleaning, adjusting, and replacing spark plugs, replacing oil and air filters, and other minor services, which the board by rule determines may be performed by persons without the skills and knowledge required of motor vehicle mechanics and helpers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437B-1
• Restaurant : means a place which is regularly and in a bona fide manner used and kept open for the serving of meals to patrons for compensation and which has suitable kitchen facilities connected therewith, containing the necessary equipment and supplies for cooking an assortment of foods which may be required for ordinary meals. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Restitution : The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Retail licensee : means any licensee holding a class 2, class 4 through class 16, or class 18 license. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Salesperson : means any person who for gain or compensation of any kind, directly or indirectly, by any form of agreement or arrangement, sells, solicits, offers for sale, exchanges, or otherwise deals in, motor vehicles or any interest therein on behalf of any motor vehicle dealer. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Seller : includes the agents and employees of a seller; provided that any person shall be deemed to be a seller, who in the State, whether acting as agent or representative of a nonresident principal or otherwise, solicits the placing of or takes, receives, or forwards orders for liquor to be shipped into the State from any place without the State to be delivered to customers, by direct shipment or otherwise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Service of process : The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Settlement : Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Shipper : means a person that enters into a contract of transportation with a carrier. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102

(1) Premises in which a person performs or entertains unclothed or in attire restricted to use by entertainers pursuant to commission regulations; or

• State : means the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Statute : A law passed by a legislature.
• Stop-sale order : means any written or printed notice or order given or issued by the department restraining the sale of agricultural and vegetable seed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Subpoena : A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Subsidiary : means a corporation, joint venture, partnership, or other company that is controlled by another corporation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• surplus : includes retained earnings, whether or not transferred or allocated to surplus. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• Testify : Answer questions in court.
• Testimony : Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• this State : means the State of Hawaii, its political subdivisions, agencies, and departments. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 412:1-109
• to sell : includes to solicit and receive an order for; to have or keep or offer or expose for sale; to deliver for value or in any other way than purely gratuitously; to peddle; to keep with intent to sell; to traffic in; and the word "sale" includes every act of selling as herein defined. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Transcript : A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Treasurer : means the director of finance of each county. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Trial : A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trust account : A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
• Trustee : A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Under the influence of liquor : means that the person concerned has consumed intoxicating liquor sufficient to impair at the particular time under inquiry the person's normal mental faculties or ability to care for oneself and guard against casualty, or sufficient to substantially impair at the time under inquiry that clearness of intellect and control of oneself which the person would otherwise normally possess. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• Used motor vehicle : means a motor vehicle other than a new motor vehicle. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Used motor vehicle dealer : means a dealer who engages in the business of selling at wholesale or retail, or both, only used motor vehicles. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437-1.1
• Variety : means a subdivision of a kind characterized by growth, plant, fruit, seed, or other characters by which it can be differentiated from other plants of the same kind. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Vegetable seed : includes the seed of those crops which are grown in gardens and on truck farms and are generally known and sold under the name of vegetable seed in the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• vehicle : means a motor vehicle as defined in § 286-2 , which is rented or leased or offered for rent or lease in this State, whether for personal or commercial use, for a period of six months or less. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Vehicle license recovery fees : includes motor vehicle weight taxes under § 249-2 ; fees connected with the registration of specially constructed, reconstructed, or rebuilt vehicles, special interest vehicles, or imported vehicles as referenced in section 286-41(c) ; license plate and emblem fees under section 249-7(b) ; inspection fees as referenced in § 286-26 ; highway beautification fees as referenced in section 286-51(b)(1) ; and any use tax under chapter 238 . See Hawaii Revised Statutes 437D-3
• Vendor : means any person engaged in selling or offering for sale agricultural or vegetable seed for planting purposes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Warehouse : means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 490:7-102
• Weed seed : includes noxious weed seed and the seed of all plants generally recognized as weeds within the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
• Wine : means any wine coming within the definition of wine contained in the United States Revenue Act of 1918 (Act of February 24, 1919), and includes sake. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1
• writing : includes printing and typewriting. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 281-1