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Department of Liquor Control Operating Budget and Program Review, Day Two 2. The department must run in the surplus. Does the department need this surplus or can fees be reduced? The department is a special fund agency within the county's general fund and is entirely funded from liquor license fees. State law (§281-17.5, HRS) provides that we may keep a surplus and any funds in excess of 20°k of the commission's current budget shall be returned or crodRed annually to existing licensees. During legislative hearings on the 20% surplus, legislature and the liquor industry supported this amendment to provide the liquor departments with a revenue source for unforeseen events. In 2003-2004, 90°k of the surplus is attdbuted, in main, to four vacancies (salary, fringe benefds, car allowance). Three of the four vacances are expected to be filled by May 2005, and the fourth vacancy in August 2005. 3. What types of youth and public education activities are performed by your department and has it been successful? In FY 03-04, the Department and Project PAU Council continued its youth and community programs via a $25,000 stipend from the State Department of Health-ADAD division and MADD-Hawaii. Project PAU funded 12 youth programs throughout the island, as attached. In 2003-2004, MADD-Hawaii conducted an independent sting operations throughout the four counties. The County of Hawaii results indicated a 6% rate of retail sales of liquor to minors, which was the lowest sales rate in the State of Hawaii. The Hawaii County Project PAU Advisory Council is committed to education and enforcement efforts in order to ensure compliance to law.