2017-06-01 Liquor Commission Minutes

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Aoki: Commissioner Taniguchi? Taniguchi: Aye. Aoki: Commissioner Onizuka? Onizuka: Aye. Aoki: Commissioner Lopez? Lopez: Aye. Aoki: Commissioner Greenwell? Greenwell: Aye. Aoki: Chair Takaba? Takaba: Aye. Aoki: Chair, the "Ayes" have it. Takaba: Thank you. Motion carried. The motion was carried unanimously. IV. Public Statements on Agenda Items Takaba: Do we have any public statements on any of the Agenda items? Curtis Tyler, for Application No. 16-36, Ulu Development LLC, dba Magics Beach Grill, was present. Masuda: Mr. Tyler, do you want to testify on public statements or when Magic comes up? Tyler: I could testify now in case it's held up and I'm not here. Good morning Chairman Takaba and members of the Hawaii County Liquor Commission. My name is Curtis Tyler. I'm here to testify this morning on the preliminary hearing on Application 16-36, for the General liquor license, Category B2, application by Ulu Development LLC, at Kona Magics Sands condominium, Ali`i Drive, tax map key: 7-7-008:022-0038. I come this morning as a lifetime resident of Kona and I think most of you know me and know that. I come to testify in favor of this application before you. As most of you know, the space that the applicant, Magics Beach Grill, is going to be located has had quite a few different food and entertainment businesses in the last 20 or 30 years. There are none now and it's been vacant for quite some time. I've had a chance to meet with Mr. Davis and some of the other people involved in this business project. We met in conjunction with the County Park lands that are across the street, in particular, portion of Pahoehoe 2, Pahoehoe 3 and 4; both latitude to which was granted to my 3rd great grandparent and 4th great grandmother by King Kamehameha III, in 1854. The family lived there for an extended period of time, through the turn of the century, that is the 20th century, and JUNE 1, 2017- LIQUOR COMMISSION MINUTES 3