2017-04-20 Liquor Adjudication Board Minutes

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Lindsey: Thank you. Fuke: I have some questions for Gerald. I recall at the Kona Theatre where they used to have special licenses just to sell drinks, it mentions something that it's a 10-day period before you can get the special license. How long does it usually take to get the special license? Takase: We can probably do it in the same day. But she was calling me on Thursday or Friday and the event would be for the next day. Fuke: So you would say about a week? Is there a fee associated with securing the special license? Takase: We give the first four for free. After that, there is a $20 fee for each event. Really, if they come in with their paperwork complete, we can issue it immediately. Fuke: Is there a training requirement on the product, servers and that stuff? Takase: No, there's not. Fuke: From that standpoint, how often do you have these fundraising activities? It seems like this is going to be a biannual or multiple times during the course of the year. You're not only going to be working with Kona Brew but also with the one in Waimea. Maybe you could apply for these special licenses in advance. You know when you're going to have these events and you could elect not to exercise the special event license if you just want to do purely donations as the Director suggested. Or alternatively, if you would like to charge, you would have that option. Takase: I did talk to Samantha just prior before the meeting started today. We went over her options. I think she understands what a donation is and what the event should've been. And I think she's trying to say she didn't communicate that well with her underlings. When they were asked, they said they had to pay the $5 or else they were not getting any more drinks. She told me she made a lot more by having the donation out there. They suggested $5 but people were dropping more. I told her if she gets her paperwork in, she can get special licenses from us. Fuke: Getting back to these special licenses, how do you exercise control over minimizing underage serving, for example, or excessive serving? Takase: They don't have to go through formal training like our regular licensees. We rely upon them. They will appoint someone and it doesn't need to be a blue card holder. A lot of times, they will seek someone who does work in a bar and they will try to "police" those things. It's the way it's set up. It's not really made for enforcement as we would with a normal Licensee. You folks could all just be the servers at an event and you really wouldn't have any formal training. We don't usually have any problems because you usually have to pay to get into the event. APRIL 20, 2017- LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD MINUTES 16