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Takase: For a bit of background, Dragon Roll, you saw Amanda had just come in, she <br /> is taking over from Shimaichi's which is in the old Bank of Hawaii building. Dragon Roll <br /> owned that one. He's selling that one to Amanda, who's been the Manager for a long <br /> time. He has, in turn, opened this other one in Kea'au. He also owns Tunaichi, which is <br /> under Gertrude's Jazz Bar. He has been in Hawaii for a while and he's been our <br /> Licensee as well for a while under Shimaichi. He's just moving his operation to Kea'au <br /> now. <br /> Hughes: Gerald, a question for you. She stated that they pay for food and drink and <br /> then they receive it. How do they assure that those drinks stay in the licensed premises? <br /> The reason I ask is Kea'au Shopping Center has a lot of homeless people and drifters, <br /> and I just wonder how they'd keep the alcohol in the establishment and prevent it from <br /> leaving. <br /> Takase: We'll have to speak with the owner when he comes in about how they're going <br /> to do that. <br /> Yoneyama: They have one entrance, one small entrance in front, if you inspect the <br /> site... <br /> Takase: It's the old Charley's location, which used to be open-aired; but they've enclosed <br /> most of it, so now it's just the doorway they have to man or keep an eye on, or...we'll <br /> work with them on that. I'm not so worried about the homeless getting the liquor, but <br /> more that it sounds like it's going to be a self-service place. We'll have to work with them <br /> on how they are going to police that. <br /> Greenwell: Gerald, Mike brings up a good point. Pay first, so is there a limitation on how <br /> much they can buy? <br /> Takase: Well, typically they can only buy two at a time. <br /> Greenwell: Because they're paying first, they can buy two at a time? <br /> Takase: Yes. I don't know that...we're going to have to speak with them about the liquor <br /> service. It's not that big of a place that they can't watch the whole place, but since, from <br /> what Miho is describing, it's more like self-service (where) you go to the counter and get <br /> your stuff. <br /> Greenwell: Right, so what Mike brought up was once they've bought their alcohol, they <br /> can walk with it. And the thought they're going to have is 'it's mine, I can walk with it <br /> now.' <br /> Takase: No, so they'll have to police their door. We have other situations, like Maui <br /> Tacos in the Prince Kuhio Mall, where they receive their drinks from the window; but <br /> they've cordoned off an area where they can consume, and it's up to them to watch that, <br /> to make sure people don't walk out with their drinks. <br /> Greenwell: Okay. <br /> DECEMBER 5, 2019-LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 22 <br />