2017-03-02 Liquor Commission Minutes

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Mukai: Director Takase, the protest letters basically were all from this condominium? Takase: Yes. Mukai: They all in, okay. Taniguchi: So my question is this. Other lady that protested, the one that's in the file, she refers to six properties or seven properties. Takase: She owns six. Taniguchi: Six? In that condo? Takase: Yes. Taniguchi: So she refers to calling the police and that kind of stuff in her letter. Is that true and have we had any complaints? Is it the previous licensee? Takase: I don't' know. We haven't had any calls on the property. You know she is a nonresident. Taniguchi: Yeah, she lives in California. Takase: California. I think she just knows that it's going to be from out there somewhere but we have not had any calls for this. We did receive a couple of calls about the previous owner but we talked to them and took care of it. They were complaining they had lots of complaints. You know Lava Java farther down, but if you're familiar with the area, it's not, I wouldn't call it a night club area you know just adjacent to them yes, but for what Ron is proposing and we met at this place and I told him it's too small to be a night club and I think they were satisfied looking at his place and talking to them about his operation. That's why they kind of withdrew their protest and they are willing to wait and see what happens. Onizuka: Mr. Chairman, I'm a Commissioner from Kona. I'm familiar with this area and the previous administrations, Liquor Commission and Board have addressed some of these problems. I think we should approve this license without conditions and if there is a problem then we'll address it later on. But I think a lot of the problem is the people within that condominium or in that area. They are in a resort area and when they bought that property or whatever they knew they were in a resort area and music entertainment comes with that resort area. It's not an unreasonable hour, like 10:00 or whatever, you know, and so I think we should proceed with this license without restrictions and if there is a complaint, we'll address it later on. But this is an ongoing problem in that area. Takaba: Anybody else. I'd like to mention that David asked to be recused from voting for this item. I mean for this particular application so I just wanted to let the Commission know that was his request. Taniguchi: You accepting? You accepting his request? Takaba: Yeah, thank you. Mukai: Chairperson. MARCH 2, 2017-LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 6