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March 24, 2026 <br />Dear Liquor Commission of the Department of Liquor Control of the County of Hawai'i, <br />State of Hawaii, <br />We (Treehouse Next Door, Inc.) are requesting cone -year extension on our application <br />23-18 due to delays with the Building Department approval. We have complied with all <br />requirements and checklists and have every single approval needed with the exception <br />of the Building Department. We have gone through many rounds of comments that we <br />have addressed from intake and have finally gotten through intake and are now <br />addressing issues that arose from two departments (DOH Wastewater and Building). <br />There were 8 other departments that it passed through without issue. <br />We have been working with an architect to dig into the code and clarify and address <br />outstanding comments made by the Building Department and then re -submit the <br />updated plans. What we understand is that, even though we are not physically altering <br />the space in any way, a Change of Occupancy requires that we upgrade many elements <br />to comply with current standards pertaining to the new occupancy (even though the <br />building has been used for retail the past few years and will continue to be used for <br />retail). <br />Issues we are addressing after many months of back and forth on minor issues include <br />ADA accessibility, electrical requirements, lighting, ventilation, structure, wastewater and <br />a few others. <br />We hired a contractor to begin work on the ADA compliance issue, however ran into <br />setbacks requiring the involvement of an engineer and are back in discussions now. The <br />process has been tedious and time consuming, therefore we are asking for an <br />extension on our application as we are still very much actively working on this. Mahalo <br />for your consideration <br />Treehouse Next Door Inc. <br />Mandi Post <br />RECEIVED <br />By zbertelmann of 7:46 am, Mar 25, 2026 <br />