HONOLULU � The state is providing more than $8 million in federal money to the four counties to reduce and prevent underage drinking in Hawaii.

Honolulu is getting $2.3 million, while the Big Island receives $2.1 million. Maui County�s share is $1.4 million, and Kauai will get $1.2 million.
Through a 2006 federal grant, the state committed $10.4 million over five years to address the public health concern of underage drinking.
The program calls for developing a comprehensive strategic prevention plan, expanding the Hawaii Epidemiological Profile for Substance Abuse Prevention and distributing funds to each of the four county mayor�s offices to coordinate activities at the community level.