HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-02-02 Liquor Commission AgendaJanuary 24, 2012
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, MEETING
AND DECISION - MAKING OF
HAWAII LIQUOR COMMISSION
DATE: Thursday, February 2, 2012
TIME: 9:30 A.M.
PLACE: Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, West Hawai'i Civic Center,
74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building B, 2nd Floor, Kailua -Kona,
Hawai'i
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes (January 5, 2012)
III. Approval of Addendum and /or Supplemental Agenda
IV. Public Statements on Agenda Items
V. Public Hearings
1. Application No. 11 -09 (9:30 A.M.)
0 Life, a Limited Liability Company, dba Daniel's, for an original Restaurant
General, Category B2, liquor license, located at 65 -1259 Kawaihae Road,
Kamuela, Hawai'i, TMK: 6 -5- 003:032.
2. Application No. 11 -13 (9:30 A.M.)
Kim Mukai LLC, dba Kim's at Hilo Muni, for an original Restaurant General,
Category B1, liquor license, located at Hilo Municipal Golf Course,
304 Haihai Street, Hilo, Hawai'i, TMK: 2 -4- 002:129.
3. Application No. 11 -14 (9:30 A.M.)
Amici Italian Bar & Grill, dba Amici Italian Bar & Grill, for an original Restaurant
General, Category B1, liquor license, located at 79 -7384 Mamalahoa
Highway, Kainaliu, N. Kona, Hawai'i, TMK: 7 -9- 007 -006.
4. Application No. 11 -16 (9:30 A.M.)
Travel Traders Hotel Stores, Inc., dba Travel Traders #3079 (Big Island
Marketplace), for a Change of Location of its Retail General liquor license,
located at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, 69 -425 Waikoloa Beach Drive,
Waikoloa, Hawai'i, TMK: 6 -9- 007:014, from Space 4B and 5 to Space 3 and
4A.
VI. Preliminary Hearings
Application No. T11 -12 (9:30 A.M.)
Running Wolf, LLC, dba Fujihara Store, for a Sale and Transfer of the
Retail General liquor license, currently held by Daniel Wayne Boyd,
dba Fujihara Store, located at 85 -4524 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealia,
S. Kona, Hawai'i, TMK: 8 -5- 002:005.
2. Application No. 11 -21 (9:30 A.M.)
MS Keaau, LLC, dba Minit Stop, for an Original Retail General liquor
license, located at 16 -119 Orchidland Drive, Keaau, Hawai'i,
TMK: 1 -6- 009:386 & 387.
3. Application No. T11 -22 (9:30 A.M.)
Big Island Pizza, Inc., dba Big Island Pizza, for a Sale and Transfer of the
Restaurant Beer and Wine, Category A, liquor license, currently held by
Jocelyn D. King, dba Big Island Pizza Napoletana, located at 75 -5618 Maiau
Street, Bldg. B., Unit 2, Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i, TMK: 7 -3- 051:096.
4. Application No. 11 -23 (9:30 A.M.)
Volcano Vineyards, LLC, dba Volcano Winery, Manufacturer liquor license,
located at 35 Pii Mauna Drive, Volcano, Hawai'i, TMK: 9 -9- 001:035,
submits Application for Increase in Licensed Premises.
5. Application No. 11 -24 (9:30 A.M.)
Volcano Vineyards, LLC, dba Volcano Winery, for a Change in Class from
a Class 1, Manufacturer, to a Class 16, Winery, liquor license, located at
35 Pii Mauna Drive, Volcano, Hawai'i, TMK: 9 -9- 001:035.
6. Application No. 11 -25 (9:30 A.M.)
MNS, Ltd., dba ABC Store #62, Retail General liquor license, located at the
Kona Inn Shopping Village, 75 -5744 Alii Drive, Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i,
TMK: 7 -5- 007:021, submits Application for Alteration Permit and Increase
in Licensed Premises.
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
1. EA Restaurants, LLP, dba Eddie Aikau Restaurant and Surf Museum,
located at 250 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Space C -1, Waikoloa, Hawai'i,
request for withdrawal of Honokaa Brothers, LLC, and admission of A &G
Restaurant, Inc., as partner.
2. Mauna Lani Resort (Operation), Inc., dba The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel
and Bungalows, located at Mauna Lani Drive, Kalahuipua'a, South
Kohala, Hawai'i, by letters dated October 11, 2011, received October 12,
2011, and January 4, 2012, received January 9, 2012; informs the Liquor
Commission of the resignation of Messrs. Toshiyuki Hoshino and Hiroshi
Tsuchida as Directors; the appointment of Hiroshisa Fujiwara and Yoshinori
Ogata as Directors, the resignation of Masahiro Umehara as Vice
President; and the appointment of Yoshinori Ogata as Vice President of
Mauna Lani Resort (Operation), Inc., effective October 1, 2011.
3. G & S Saturnio LLC, dba 100% Moxie, located at 318 Kinoole Street,
Hilo, Hawai'i; ratification of Application for Teen Event Permit for a Teen
Dance, held on January 15, 2012, approved by Director Gerald Takase on
January 9, 2012.
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4. IWF KKH, LLC, dba Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha's Kona
Beach Hotel, located at 75 -5660 Palani Road, Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i,
ratification of Application for Temporary Increase in Licensed Premises of
its back parking area for a liquor consumption area for a "Soja" concert,
held on January 27, 2012, approved by Director Gerald Takase on
January 9, 2012.
5. Kamaaina Lounge, Inc., Sam's Hideaway, located at 75 -5729 Alii Drive,
Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i, ratification of Application for Temporary Increase in
Licensed Premises, for a portion of its breezeway outside its front door for
an awards presentation for a Celebration of Life event, held on January 14,
2012, approved by Director Gerald Takase on January 10, 2012.
6. Longs Drug Stores California, L.L.C., dba Longs Drugs #7098 (Pahoa);
Longs Drugs #9227 (Puainako); Longs Drugs #9249 (Lanihau); Longs
Drugs #9620 (Kilauea); Longs Drugs #9936 (Keauhou); by letter dated
January 5, 2012, received January 9, 2012; informs the Liquor Commission
of the retirement of President Zenon P. Lankowski; the promotion of former
Secretary, Thomas Swift Moffatt to President; the promotion of former
Assistant Secretary Melanie Kathleen Luker to Secretary, of Longs Drug
Stores California, L.L.C., effective December 15, 2011.
7. Costco Wholesale Corporation, dba Costco Wholesale; by letter dated
December 29, 2011, received January 12, 2012; informs the Liquor
Commission of the retirement of James Dennis Sinegal as CEO and the
appointment of Walter Craig Jelinek as CEO of Costco Wholesale
Corporation, effective December 31, 2011.
8. JMD Beverages, LLC, ratification of Application for Solicitor's Permit for
Bradley Hart, approved by Director Gerald Takase on January 24, 2012.
9. Seven - Eleven Hawaii, Inc., dba 7- Eleven Stores ( Kaumana) #54136;
(Kawili) #54258; (Keaau) #54284; (Kilauea) #54138; (Kinoole) #54222;
(Kurtistown) #54277; (Pahoa) #54209; by letters dated January 12, 2012,
received January 18, 2012; and January 18, 2012, received January 20,
2012; informs the Liquor Commission of the appointment of Messrs. Ryoji
Sakai and Masae Shimatani Dote as Directors; the removal of Shinji Abe as
Director; and the appointment of Masae Shimatani Dote as Chief Financial
Officer, of Seven - Eleven Hawai'i, Inc., effective December 31, 2011.
10. Special Licenses issued for ratification.
a. Application No. SP- 11 -26, Aloha Performing Arts Company,
dba Aloha Performing Arts Company, for a Special Beer and Wine
liquor license, located at The Aloha Theatre Building at
79 -7384 Mamalahoa Highway, Kainaliu, Hawai'i, on January 20, 217
2012.
Announcements
Meetings of Liquor Commission
March 1, 2012, 9:30 A.M., Meeting Room, Department of Liquor
Control, West Hawai'i Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole
Highway, Building B, 2nd Floor, Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i.
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April 5, 2012, 10:00 A.M., Meeting Room, Department of Liquor
Control, West Hawai'i Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole
Highway, Building B, 2nd Floor, Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i.
X. Adjournment
For information relative to any of the above - mentioned applications and /or procedures
for protesting against a liquor license, please call the Department of Liquor Control at
(808) 961 -8218.
The meeting place (or facility) is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone who
requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of
policies or procedures to participate in this meeting should contact the Department at
(808) 961 -8218 as soon as possible, but no later than January 27, 2012.
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