It is a very popular camping spot in summer, but wet conditions limit its appeal during the winter months. A crackdown on teenage drinking on the Big Island now includes emphasis on arresting adults who buy alcohol for underage drinkers. One of the four young adults also was arrested when officers said he was found with an open beer bottle. In a separate incident, a juvenile male was arrested on two counts of liquor violations in Hilo. Randy Apele said it is common for underage people to wait outside a store and ask adults to buy alcohol for them.
State law prohibits adults from buying liquor for underage drinkers.
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