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2. APPLICATION NO.: <br />APPLICANT: <br />(10:07 AM) TRADE NAME: <br />PLACE OF BUSINESS: <br />TMK: <br />LICENSE APPLIED FOR: <br />22-23 <br />Kuakini Operations LLC <br />Kona Distillery, Co. <br />75-6099 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br />7-5-017:002 <br />Original Small Craft Producer Pub liquor license, <br />Category 131 <br />Newton Chu, Esq., Authorized Agent, was present in person. <br />Tom Conzelman, Project Manager, was present via Zoom. <br />Chu: Good morning, Chairman Ibarra, and Members of the Commission, Newton Chu <br />on behalf of the applicant. <br />Ibarra: Mr. Chu, anybody else attending on Zoom? <br />Chu: I believe on Zoom, we have Tom Conzelman and Mark Hall. <br />Ibarra: Mr. Conzelman, are you on Zoom? <br />Conzelman: Yes, sir. <br />Ibarra: Okay, and Mr. Hall, are you on Zoom? Mr. Hall? <br />Chu: He might not be on, it's okay. <br />Ibarra: Mr. Chu, could you tell us about the business? <br />Chu: Yes. The goal of this project is to produce specialty liqueurs made initially from <br />coffee, there will also be coffee roasting. As you know, Kona coffee is an international <br />renowned product, and the creation of this distillery to distill Kona coffee into specialty <br />liqueurs, my client believes it will be a very, very interesting and welcomed product to <br />our island. There'll be tasting rooms, they'll be able to see the distillery, the distill will be <br />behind glass. And, to support this unique experience, we'll be offering tours and show <br />videos on how coffee is raised, produced, and then distilled. So, there'll be a tasting <br />room, and an opportunity for customers to purchase the items. <br />Ibarra: And, Mr. Chu, did you or your client receive the application report? <br />Chu: Yes. <br />Ibarra: Any changes? <br />Chu: No changes. <br />Ibarra: Mr. Director, are there any reports of protests? <br />MINUTES - LIQUOR COMMISSION MEETING - THURSDAY, MAY 41 2023 - HILO PAGE 6 OF 46 <br />