Data Dive: Binge Drinking On The Rise Among Hawaiʻi Seniors

Patrons toast with the featured cocktail of the day, a lemon drop, during a lunch seating at Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. The restaurant last year reached its pre-Katrina sales of about $10 million. Next week it will hold a series of events to celebrate its 175th anniversary. The highlights include a visiting chef from Delmonicos in New York who will team up with Antoines Chef Mike Regua to offer special menus, a block party with a brass band and a Prohibition-themed gala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Hawaiʻi continues to rank as one of the healthiest states in the nation, but there are some alarming trends in the islands when it comes to alcohol use — particularly among kūpuna. Roughly 11% of older adults in Hawaiʻi reported excessive drinking in 2022, the highest rate of any state, according to data from the … Continue reading Data Dive: Binge Drinking On The Rise Among Hawaiʻi Seniors