2025-12-04 Liquor Adjudication Board Minutes Hilo

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Fuke: If not, is there a motion to find the Licensee in violation of the charge? Raymond: So moved. Fuke: It's been moved, is there a second? Hughes: Second. Board Member Raymond moved to find the Licensee in Case No. 2025-006 in violation of Rule 5-4(B) of the Rules and Regulations of the Liquor Commission of the Department of Liquor Control of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, for an employee, Reanna FERREIRA, consuming liquor while on duty in the licensed premises; Seconded by Board Member Hughes. Fuke: It's been moved and seconded that the licensee be found in violation of the charge, any further discussion on it? There was no discussion by Board Members. Fuke: If not, all those in favor please say "Aye." The Board Members voted "Aye." Fuke: Opposed say "Nay." There was no opposition by Board Members. Fuke: The motion is unanimously carried. The motion was carried unanimously Fuke: So now, I guess to the licensee, to both of you, prior to the assessing of the penalty, do you want to share any thoughts you may have regarding the violation and the proposed penalty? O'Shaughnessy: Yes, you know the reason we came is for one, we take it very seriously and we wanted to be here in front of you guys to you know, just to let it be known that we understand what happened. That said person has since gotten her blue card, new employee, she was finished working, we were closed, everybody was having a pau hana, one done out the door. So, what she did was go back to get her purse from behind where they keep them under the counter, made the mistake of grabbing her pau hana and having it before she came back around to the other side. So, it was an honest mistake on her part, she didn't know better you know, right when Soren understood the situation, that is when he did see the guy standing on the corner, which they were over at 4K and kind of peaking in. So yeah, I mean we're here because we understand that it is serious and we wanted to you know just be very clear that she now knows the rules, now has went through the class. We have remedied all of those situations, we are very, very much in control of our staff, we have a very small staff. So, for us it was an honest mistake, I think what we learned from this is that you know, we teach ahead of time and I think we need to be allowed to be able to solve the problems, right? We got the MINUTES - LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MEETING - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025 - HILO PAGE 9 OF 29