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Ichikawa: Good morning, Mr. Chair, Commissioners, Robert Ichikawa representing <br />Tommy Bahama R&R Holdings, Inc., doing business as Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar. <br />To my right is John Yuen. <br />Yuen: John Yuen, General Manager for Tommy Bahamas. <br />Okabe: Okay, can you describe your business? <br />Yuen: So, it's a newer concept for us over at the Queens' Shops, it's a marlin bar which <br />is a smaller type restaurant, it will be half retail, half restaurant, serving drinks and food <br />for that area. I think that area is in need of more F&B (food and beverage) over there. <br />Okabe: Did you receive the application report? <br />Ichikawa: We did, no changes to the report, and we received no protests. <br />Okabe: Okay, is that true, Director? <br />Takase: We didn't either, they sent 5 out of 5 notices within 100 feet, 135 out of 135 <br />within 500 feet, and 1 to a condominium or cooperative apartment manager. There <br />were 135 properties entitled to protest, and as Mr. Ichikawa said, there were no protests <br />to the application. <br />Okabe: Are there any public testimony from the public? <br />There was no public testimony. <br />Okabe: Hearing none. Any questions from Commissioners or discussion? <br />Takase: John, you said it was a different concept, can you explain? <br />Yuen: Well, this originally was what our founder's intended, was more retail with a <br />restaurant attached to where it's more fluid. You know our location over at The Shops <br />at Mauna Lani, the restaurant is separate from the retail, the restaurant is upstairs, the <br />retail is downstairs, so this concept would just kind of flow a little bit more. Before when <br />we started, it was more a fast -casual, where you just kind of go up to the counter, <br />you order and then you sit down. But I think our guests and clientele are looking for <br />something more elevated, I mean not quite what we're doing, but more of a day-to-day, <br />if you go to the beach and want to come in, sit down, you know listen to music and you <br />know, one person will eat, one person will do shopping, stuff like that. So, it's kind of a <br />more fast -casual, as casual as we can do it. <br />Takase: Okay. <br />Ventura: I have a question, Mister Chair. So, the retail store in the King Shops, that's <br />going to be relocated? <br />MINUTES - LIQUOR COMMISSION MEETING - THURSDAY, JULY 31 2025 - HILO PAGE 12 OF 39 <br />