#Mothers Against Drunk Driving

A report from the Hawaiʻi Alcohol Policy Alliance showed that at least 40% of traffic fatalities in Hawaiʻi from 2011-2022 involved alcohol.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving is reminding everyone to make safety a top priority during New Year’s celebrations. Drunk driving deaths have increased 33% since 2019, and New Year’s is one of the most dangerous holidays for impaired driving crashes.

The sixth annual Hannah Brown Memorial Impaired Driving Awareness Rally and Checkpoint take place today ahead of the holiday weekend. The event begins with a youth sign-waving gathering at 4:30 p.m. at the County Building in Wailuku. That will be followed by an impaired driving checkpoint, made possible with participation from members of the Maui Coalition for Drug-Free Youth, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and family and friends of Hannah Brown.

The sixth annual Hannah Brown Memorial Impaired Driving Awareness Rally holiday campaign gets underway this Wednesday, Nov. 27. The event begins with a youth sign-waving gathering at 4:30 p.m. at the County Building in Wailuku. That will be followed by an impaired driving checkpoint, made possible with participation from members of the Maui Coalition for Drug-Free Youth, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and family and friends of Hannah Brown.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving® Hawaiʻi is reminding everyone of the heightened risk of impaired driving this Halloween, a holiday that ranks among the deadliest nights for pedestrians — especially children.

Earlier this month, the House Committee on Transportation passed HB 1935, with amendments to lower the legal blood alcohol concentration for driving from 0.08% to 0.05%.

Sober driving advocates will once again introduce legislation this session seeking to lower Hawaiʻi’s legal blood alcohol concentration level for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 percent. This is the fourth consecutive session that the Hawai‘i Alcohol Policy Alliance has supported such a bill.

Red ribbons displayed on vehicles to remind motorists to drive safely this holiday season.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is alerting the public about the “100 Safe Days of Summer” campaign, in collaboration with county police departments, to promote safe driving practices during Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reminds people to plan ahead for a safe ride home on Thursday, St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday that continuously ranks as one of the most dangerous on the nation’s roads.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving is urging everyone to make a plan for a designated driver before Halloween weekend begins. MADD is concerned anytime a holiday falls on a weekend when the risk of drunk driving deaths and injuries is higher.

Members of Maui’s community who’ve lost loved ones to impaired driving gathered alongside the Maui Police Department in Kahului yesterday to spread awareness and prevent further deaths caused by impaired driving.

Maui Economic Opportunity Youth Services instructors returned to the classroom at Kalama Intermediate on May 17 to teach the Underage Drinking Prevention program for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

Drunk driving is completely preventable yet claimed 172 lives nationwide from 6 p.m. Friday to 5:59 a.m. Monday during the 2019 Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Additionally, alcohol use is the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating crashes, accounting for nearly a quarter of these deaths, according to a 2019 report on recreational boating by the U.S. Coast Guard.

With St. Patrick’s Day continuously ranking as one of the most dangerous holidays on our nation’s roads, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is reminding everyone to plan ahead for a safe ride home.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii virtually kicked off its “Tie One On for Safety” red ribbon campaign, promoting safe driving through the holidays and upcoming year. Drivers across the country will display MADD red ribbons on their vehicles as a promise to plan ahead and designate a non-drinking driver.

The weight of Hannah’s passing is still a struggle, but the Brown ʻohana hopes her spirit will continue to uplift and unite others to ensure that all make it home safely for the holidays.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving teamed up with Maui police to hold several sobriety checkpoints to remind the public about the dangers of drunk driving. 

The Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will hold their 29th annual “Tie One on For Safety” campaign kick-off event on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at Tamarind Park in Honolulu from noon to 1 p.m. The campaign is MADD’s signature public awareness program, where drivers across the country display MADD ribbons on their vehicles as a reminder […]

A public sign waving took place this afternoon in Kahului to oppose Maui County’s new 24-hour alcohol sales law. Nearly 100 residents showed up to repeal the law, including the founder of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaiʻi and a representative of the State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers. The new law went into […]