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Nahale-a: Thank you. commissioners, the protest letters are in your packet. Is there <br />any public testimony for this application? <br />There was no public testimony. <br />Nahale-a: commissioners? <br />Raymond: I have a question. In your kind of business, it states that you would like to <br />have live entertainment in the form of a band or soloist approximately one to two times a <br />week, and (during) lunch and dinner. Do you have a range of what time this music or <br />entertainment will be played? <br />Nguyen: Yes. The reason why I wanted to apply for the live entertainment and band <br />was as a treat for the customers. Instead of just hearing radio music, I wanted to give <br />them a little treat and have live music. There's a different feeling (with live music). In <br />the beginning, we're probably going to have the live entertainment once or twice a <br />week, but that's just in the beginning to promote our business and to do something nice. <br />I don't really see having the band consistently. But, back to your question, if we decide <br />to have live entertainment for lunch, I would probably bring them in during the highest <br />traffic (period) for not more than two hours. I would probably have them out of there by <br />maybe 2:00 because that's when lunch slows down; maybe even before then. They <br />become costly and not to mention, if I have them there too long, the customers won't <br />get the cue to leave. We plan on closing at 3:30 so that our workers can have a break, <br />get a chance to eat, and clean up their stations, since it'll get crazy and messy. The bar <br />will remain open. We'll probably have a small pupu menu, like a happy hour special. <br />We will actually be serving poke. We have a poke showcase which will be good for <br />take-out because it's fast, or something that's ready-made; and it's good with beer. <br />Nguyen: As for dinnertime, like I said, I'm probably going to bring them in during high <br />traffic dinner time. We close at 9:30, but I don't want the band there until 9:30. 1 actually <br />would want them out at feast by 8:30 so it gives the customers a cue, you know, like it's <br />time to go home. I wouldn't want to disrupt our neighbors either. I understand that people <br />have to sleep, they want their peace and quiet at a certain time, and that's another reason <br />why we didn't want to stay open any later than 9:30. It still meets the legal curfew time as <br />far as noise goes. I want to go home, I have family and kids and I also like to sleep, too. <br />And I want my employees to be able to go home at a decent time because they have <br />families as well. Not more than an hour and a half, tops two hours is when they'll be <br />doing the live entertainment. The concept of the restaurant is Itohana." We're all about <br />having family gather together. People love food and food brings everybody together, <br />especially families. That is basically our concept and I guess that's it. <br />Nahale-a: Thank you. <br />Greenwell: Have you had any conversations with the neighbors? <br />Nguyen: A couple of them. I guess as soon as the letters were being sent out, a couple <br />of them actually called my first location and wanted to speak with me. They were <br />concerned about what type of music I was going to bring in and I told them that if my <br />MAY 2, 2019 -LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 4 <br />