2025-10-02 Liquor Commission Minutes Kona

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The Commissioners voted "Aye." Okabe: All opposed "Nay." There was no opposition by Commissioners. Okabe: Any abstentions? There were no abstentions by Commissioners. Okabe: Hearing none, motion is carried. The motion was carried unanimously. VII. Unfinished Business (10:20 AM) 1. Change in Members Submitted for Approval (10:20 AM) a. RMG Waikoloa, LLC, dba Romano's Macaroni Grill, approval of Change in Members and Application for Transfer of Membership Interest as follows: • Removal of RMG Acquisition Company, LLC, Member; • Appointment of Manna Restaurant Group LLC, as Member; • Transfer of 100% Membership Interest from RMG Acquisition Company, LLC to Manna Restaurant Group LLC; • Personal History and Affidavit for Jason Roe, Member of Manna Restaurant Group LLC; effective July 12, 2024, by forms received June 13, 2025; of its Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1, located at the Queens' MarketPlace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Suite 1010, Waikoloa, Hawaii. Takase: Mr. Chairman I don't know if you folks have read in the paper recently that Macaroni Grill has ceased to operate, they haven't been paying their rent. So, they violated their lease and the shopping center foreclosed on them. But the Department is still asking you to go through with the transfer of the license, and the reason being is we have some cases currently pending against them. But, unless they actually hold the license, we can't proceed with our cases because they're not really our licensee yet. So, it's a little peculiar but we're asking for you folks to approve the license, they'll have a licensee name, but they don't have a location now. So, you know just be holding the license and then it'll give our investigators chance to finish up their investigation, and if we bring further charges against them, then we will be able to do so. So, that's the recommendation of the Department at this time. MINUTES - LIQUOR COMMISSION MEETING - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2025 - KONA PAGE 17 OF 39