Rules and Regulations - Liquor Commission (Amended 2024)

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5:00 P.M. Notice of such special meeting shall also be posted on the bulletin board of the County Building in East and West Hawaii. RULE 1-6 HEARINGS. All parties of standing shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice. A. NOTICE. The notice shall include a statement of the date, time, location and nature of the hearing, the legal authority under which the hearing is held, where applicable, and the particular sections of statute or rule involved or specific description of the application before the Commission. B. FILING APPLICATIONS, WHEN. All applications for licenses and permits or other requests requiring Commission approval shall be submitted at least 30 days prior to the desired meeting date, together with all required documents, except as otherwise provided. Such applications shall be processed in the order of receipt by the Department. Failure to comply with provisions of this rule may cause a delay in scheduling the application for a hearing or delay obtaining approval of the application by a particular date. C. NOTICE, APPLICATIONS, ADJUDICATIONS. Except as otherwise provided by law, in any proceeding involving an application for the issuance or transfer of a license by the Commission or the revocation or suspension of a license or other disciplinary action by the Commission or Board, which by law is required to be determined after an opportunity for a hearing, the following shall apply: 1. The applicant or licensee shall be notified in writing of the hearing and such notice shall conform with Chapter 91 and Chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, and shall be furnished to the applicant not less than 48 hours before such hearing unless otherwise waived by the applicant or licensee in cases related to late applications. 2. The determination shall be subject to such limitations or standards as may be prescribed by law. 3. If the Commission or Board decides in favor of the applicant or licensee, the applicant or licensee shall be notified of such decision promptly. 4. If the Commission or Board renders an adverse decision to any applicant or licensee, said decision shall be in writing in the form of a Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, and the applicant or licensee shall be served with a certified copy of same within a reasonable time. D. SEPARATE HEARINGS. Except as otherwise provided by law, applications for liquor licenses shall be heard at 2 separate hearings, a preliminary hearing and a public hearing, and are noted on the agenda as such. Both hearings are open to the public.