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C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. <br />Mayor <br />William V. Brilhante, Jr. <br />Managing Director <br />Merrick Nishimoto <br />Deputy Managing Director <br />Im <br />A <br />County of Hawaii <br />Department of Liquor Control <br />Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4261 <br />(808) 961-8218 • Fax (808) 961-8684 <br />E-Mail: cohdlc@hawaiicounty.gov <br />November 26, 2025 <br />APPLICATION REPORT <br />Liquor Commission <br />Gerald A. Takase <br />Director <br />SUBJECT: Application No. 25-10, Morningwood LLC dba Morningwood, for an original <br />Restaurant General liquor license, Category B2, located at 68-1845 Waik6loa Road, <br />Suite #107-109, Waik6loa, Hawaii, 96738; TMK: 6-8-003:007. <br />NATURE OF APPLICATION: This is an application for an original Restaurant General <br />liquor license, Category B2. <br />CATEGORY B2: Category B2 allows the licensee to provide recorded music, live <br />entertainment, and dancing within its licensed premises. <br />APPLICANT: The applicant, Morningwood LLC, is a domestic limited liability company, <br />registered with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, State of Hawaii, on <br />May 25, 2024. It is manager -managed with its sole manager as follows: <br />Michael Hoover <br />The name of the registered agent in the State of Hawaii is as follows: <br />Michael Hoover, 68-3523 E Makuahine Street, Waik6loa, Hawaii 96738. <br />PERSONAL HISTORY: For information relative to the personal history of the applicant, <br />please refer to Exhibit 1 attached. <br />LOCATION OF PREMISES: The proposed licensed premises is located at the Waik6loa <br />Highlands Center, at 68-1845 Waik6loa Road, Suite #107-109, on the first floor of Building 1, <br />the former location of Pueo's Osteria, LLC dba Pueo's Osteria (REST-G-820). For further <br />information, please refer to Exhibit 2 attached. <br />DETAILS OF PREMISES: The proposed licensed premises is located on the first floor of a <br />two-story wooden structure consisting of approximately 2,535 square feet. Interior of the <br />premises consists of kitchen facilities, a dining area, bar service area, food counter, liquor <br />storage, office space, and separate men's and women's restrooms. Applicant also has control and <br />use of an outdoor patio seating area that is connected to the interior dining area. Ample parking <br />is available throughout the center's parking lot. For further information, refer to the photos below <br />and the floor plan attached as Exhibit 3. <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />