2025-08-07 Liquor Commission Minutes Kona

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Roberts: Well you know, I guess the market is really going to tell, we're pretty well saturated with our non-alcoholic products, like we sell pallets to Costco, and we're in all the major grocery. I don't know if our other products will make it that far, but we are prepared for it to end up being, you know somewhere near half of our business. Ventura: Thanks. Okabe: Any other questions, Commissioners? There was no further discussion by Commissioners. Okabe: Hearing none, can I have a motion to approve or deny Application Nos. 25-01 and 25-02? If approved, public hearing to be held on October 2, 2025, in Kona. Nishimoto: Nishimoto, move to approve Application Nos. 25-01 and 25-02. If approved, public hearings to be held on October 2, 2025, in Kona. Taniguchi: Second. Commissioner Nishimoto moved to approve Application Nos. 25-01 and 25-029 Big Island Booch Inc., dba The Booch Bar, for an Original Small Craft Producer Pub liquor license, Category A, located at 230 Kekuanaoa Street, Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-2-054:031, AND for adding its current Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1, as an additional location to its pending Small Craft Producer Pub liquor license, Category A, located at 230 Kekuanaoa Street, Hilo, Hawaii; Increase in Licensed Premises to include an adjacent unit consisting of 1,200 square feet, and a Change in Category to B2, from its Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1, located at 110 Keawe Street, Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: 2-3-005:008; with public hearings to be held on October 2, 2025, in Kona, Hawaii; Seconded by Commissioner Taniguchi. Okabe: Moved and seconded, discussion to the motion? There was no discussion by Commissioners. Okabe: Hearing none, all those in favor please say "Aye." The Commissioners voted "Aye." Okabe: All opposed "Nay." There was no opposition by Commissioners. Okabe: Any abstentions? MINUTES - LIQUOR COMMISSION MEETING - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2025 - KONA PAGE 18 OF 49