2020-05-21 Liquor Adjudication Board Minutes

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Smith: Do the Board Members have any questions of the Department? There were no questions from the Board Members. Smith: Hearing none, Ms. Schoen, please provide the Department recommendation for penalty in this case. Schoen: The license was originally issued November 15, 2011. They have no past violations for the last five years. The Department is recommending a $2,000 fine with $1,000 suspended for one year from the date of service of the Decision and Order, on the condition that there is no similar violation, and that $1,000 be paid within thirty (30) days upon receipt of the Decision and Order, and that it be made payable to the Department of Liquor Control. In this case the Licensee did take responsibility. Their employees were immediately retrained on the liquor laws. As a result, the Seven -Eleven corporate store did order all of their Hawaii stores to no longer accept the vertical IDs as alcohol and tobacco licenses (proof of age). So, they have taken a lot of measures to relegate the issue. They have informed the employees that reading the date incorrectly on an ID is not an excuse. Schoen: The Department's recommendation for this case is a $2,000 fine, with $1,000 suspended for one year from the date of service of the Decision and Order, on the condition that there be no similar violations and that $1,000 be paid within thirty (30) days from the date of service of the Decision and Order, and that it be made payable to the Department of Liquor Control. The Licensee did take responsibility, their employees were retrained, and just reading the date (incorrectly) on an ID is not an excuse. Their corporate offices also ordered all of their Hawaii stores to no longer accept vertical IDs as proof of age. Smith: Thank you very much, Ms. Schoen. Do I have a motion to impose the penalty? Mukai: I move to accept the recommendation of the Department. Smith: Is there a second? Taniguchi: Second. Mr. Mukai moved that the Licensee in Case No. 2020-009, be assessed a penalty in the amount of $2,000 with $1,000 suspended for one year from the date of service of the Decision and Order, on the condition that there be no similar violation of Section 281-78(b)(1)(A) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, Sale to a Minor, and that $1,000 is to be paid within thirty (30) days upon receipt of the Decision and Order, made payable to the Department of Liquor Control; seconded by Mr. Taniguchi. Smith: Thank you very much, Art. Any discussion amongst the Board Members? Pawasarat: I wanted to ask Renee if she could repeat the last part of what she said regarding the actions that they had taken. I couldn't hear the very last action. MAY 21, 2020 - LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MINUTES 8