2017-01-05 Liquor Commission Minutes

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Keolanui: Good morning. Takaba: Good morning. Keolanui: My name is Kea Keolanui and I'm the Chief Operating Officer of Hawaiian Ola Brewing dba Hawaii Cider Company. Takaba: Thank you. Do you have any changes to your report? Keolanui: We do have one change. The one change, is that we are adding a Director to our company, Brett Jacobson the Personal Affidavit form has been emailed to Gail along with our Certificate of Good Standing for our company. Takaba: Thank you. Gail did you receive that? Fujimoto: This morning. Takaba: Thank you. Can you describe your business? Keolanui: Yes, we are going to be a brewing facility. Where we will brew beer and sparkling wine. We'll be using local fruit from farmers. About fifty percent of the product will be local fruit from the islands. We plan on doing a brewing facility where we have tasting, possibly tours, samplings and educational tours about brewing. Takaba: Thank you. Is that it? Keolanui: Yes. Takaba: Director, do you have any report of protest? Takase: Mr. Chairman, the applicant mailed 17 out of 18 notices within 100 feet; 45 out of 46 within 500 feet, there were 25 properties entitled to protest. There were no protests to this application. Takaba: Okay, thank you. Do we have any public testimony? Anyone wishing to testify? There was no reply from the public. Takaba: None. Can I have a motion to close public hearing? Mukai: I have a question. Takaba: Yes. Mukai: Actually, more of a department question. I noticed that we're pending receipt of a Brewer's Notice of Approval. What's that? Takase: This is going to be a manufacturing license. They need to get approval from the TTB, or the Federal Trade and Tobacco Bureau to approve their license for their product labeling. Those things are still pending. JANUARY 5, 2017-LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 7