HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-12-04 Liquor Adjudication Board Agenda HiloLIQUOR CONTROL 11/26/2025 02:58 PM
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
Mayor
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Managing Director
Merrick Nishimoto
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawaii
LIQUOR ADJUDICATION BOARD
Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4261
(808) 961-8218 * Fax (808) 961-8684
E-Mail: cohdlcghawaiicounty.gov
Gerald A. Takase
Director
Sidney Fuke, Chair
Dawn Raymond, Vice Chair
Ceci Davenport, Board Member
Michael Hughes, Board Member
Donn Mende, Board Member
DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2025
TIME: 1:30 P.M.
PLACE: Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control,
Hilo Lagoon Center, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawaii
Public Testimony may be done in person, or in writing by email, fax, or
mail/walk-in. To ensure timely delivery to the Board, written testimony
must be received by 12 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by:
(1) Email: cohdlc(a_hawaiicounty.gov; (2) Fax: (808) 961-8684; or (3) Mail/Walk-in:
101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, H196720. Indicate agenda item submitting for;
submit separate testimony for each item. All testimony regardless of time of
receipt will be part of the permanent record.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes — August 21, 2025
III. Hearings
1. CASE NO. 2025-004
n the utter of the Accusation Against Patricio's Mexican Taq ueria, Inc.,
dba Patricio's Mexican Taqueria #2, located at the Matsuyama Center,
73-4038 B Huliko`a Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Informal Hearing (Alternative II) in violation of Rule 3-1(S) of the Rules and
Regulations of the Liquor Commission of the Department of Liquor Control
of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, for purchasing, acquiring and/or
selling liquor from other than a licensed wholesaler or manufacturer.
Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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2. CASE NO. 2025-005
In the Matter of the Accusation Against Shaka Kava LLC, dba Koa's Lounge,
located at 15-2929 Old Pahoa Village Road, Pahoa, Hawaii.
Informal Hearing (Alternative IV) in violation of Rule 3-6(A)(2) of the Rules
and Regulations of the Liquor Commission of the Department of Liquor Control
of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, for failure to submit a Final Gross
Liquor Sales Report by the deadline of July 31, 2025.
3. CASE NO. 2025-006
In the Matter of the Accusation Against Smash Daddy's LLC, dba Smash
Daddy's, located at the Waikoloa Plaza, 68-1820 Waikoloa Road, #E105,
Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Informal Hearing (Alternative II) in violation of Rule 5-4(B) of the Rules and
Regulations of the Liquor Commission of the Department of Liquor Control of
the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, for an employee, Reanna FERREIRA,
consuming liquor while on duty in the licensed premises.
4. CASE NO. 2025-007
In the Matter of the Accusation Against RMG Waikoloa, LLC, dba Romano's
Macaroni Grill, located at the Queens' MarketPlace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach
Drive, Suite 1010, Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Formal Hearing (Alternative III) in violation of Section 281-41(a) of the Hawaii
Revised Statutes, as amended, for engaging in an illegal sale and transfer of a
liquor license.
5. CASE NO. 2025-008
In the Matter of the Accusation Against RMG Waikoloa, LLC, dba Romano's
Macaroni Grill, located at the Queens' MarketPlace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach
Drive, Suite 1010, Waikoloa, Hawaii; Formal Hearing (Alternative III):
COUNT 1
In violation of Rule 3-1(S) of the Rules and Regulations of the Liquor Commission
of the Department of Liquor Control of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, for
purchasing, acquiring and/or selling liquor from other than a licensed wholesaler
or manufacturer.
COUNT 2
In violation of Section 281-40 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, for
having unlicensed liquor in the licensed premises.
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6. CASE NO. 2025-009
In the Matter of the Accusation Against RMG Waikoloa, LLC, dba Romano's
Macaroni Grill, located at the Queens' MarketPlace, 69-201 Waikoloa Beach
Drive, Suite 1010, Waikoloa, Hawaii.
Formal Hearing (Alternative III) in violation of Rule 5-11(A) of the Rules and
Regulations of the Liquor Commission of the Department of Liquor Control of the
County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, for failure to notify the deparment in writing of
a temporary closure of the licensed premises.
IV. Unfinished Business - None
V. New Business
1. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2026
VI. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Adjudication Board
January 15, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Location To Be Determined.
February 19, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Location To Be Determined.
VII. Adjournment
� Anyone requiring auxiliary aid /service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact
the Department of Liquor Control at (808) 961-8218, or by email at cohdlc@hawaiicounty.gov,
as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
Upon request, this notice is available in alternate /accessible formats.
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