2017-04-20 Liquor Adjudication Board Minutes

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Mr. Smith moved that the non-Licensee in Case No. 2017-001, be found in violation of Section 281-3 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended; seconded by Mr. Fuke. Lindsey: It has been moved and seconded. At this time I'll call for a vote on the matter. All those in favor say "Aye." The Board members voted "Aye." Lindsey: Those opposed say "Nay." There was no opposition by the Board members. Lindsey: Chair votes "Aye." Motion carried. The motion was carried unanimously. Lindsey: We will now open it up for discussion. Schoen: Mr. Chair, I believe Ms. Smith is here and she wants to present her position on the violation. S. Smith: First of all, thank you very much for everybody putting time in this morning to provide a forum for explanation. Sitting here today with all of you in attendance, certainly realize the process of alcohol in the community is a big responsibility and in no way do I want this violation to reflect anything other than my utmost respect for the impact that alcohol can have. I'm here to be better about the way that my organization handles that responsibility so thank you for the hearing. I will say that on that evening, I attempted to make sure that we were in compliance with the information that I received from the Liquor Commission, from calling them to find out how to handle a donation based service. In executing that, I realized we did not do a very good job of expanding the information to the servers, the hostesses, and the folks who were at the front of that event to welcome folks into the door. We wanted to set a range where people would consider donating to the organization and the events that we have at the Edible. All are in an effort to build a licensed kitchen facility, which will facilitate the mission of the Edible, which is to teach young people about food and cooking from local farmers and from this local resource that we have. We are very diverse in whom we entertain collaborations with and a part of that is to service the community in a way that helps them enjoy the events and really supports the effort. The alcohol was a gift from Kona Brewery, which is one of our great local organizations. That was a surprise that they were going to do that for us. Even though we had an opportunity to seek a special permit, we did not have the time to do that because it's a 10-day filing and process for APRIL 20, 2017 —LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MINUTES 13