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April 25, 2013
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, MEETING
AND DECISION-MAKING OF
HAWAI‘I LIQUOR COMMISSION
DATE: Thursday, May 2, 2013
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
PLACE: Multi-Purpose Room, Waimea Community Center, 65-1260 Kawaihae Road,
Waimea, Hawai‘i.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes (April 4, 2013)
III. Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda
IV. Public Statements on Agenda Items
V. Public Hearings
1. Application No. 12-30
(10:00 A.M.)
Naturescape Holding Group Int’l Inc., dba Mountain Thunder Café at
Mauna Lani, for an original Restaurant General, Category B1, liquor
license, located at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows,
68-1400 Mauna Lani Drive, Kohala Coast, Hawai‘i, TMK: 6-8-022:015.
2. Application No. 12-31
(10:00 A.M.)
The Kanalani Group LLC, dba The Hula Shack and Naked Tiki Lounge, for
an original Dispenser General, Category C1, liquor license, located at
75-5699 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-5-006:010.
3. Application No. 12-32
(10:00 A.M.)
JDPC, Inc., dba Mad Marlin, for an original Dispenser General, Category
C2, liquor license, located at 74-5484 Kaiwi Street, Suite 1-A120,
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, TMK: 7-4-015:009.
4. Application No. 12-33
(10:00 A.M.)
Pueo’s Osteria, LLC, dba Pueo’s Osteria, for an original Restaurant
General, Category B2, liquor license, located in the Waikoloa Highlands
Center, 68-1845 Waikoloa Road, Suite 107/109, Waikoloa, Hawai‘i,
TMK: 6-8-003:007.
5. Application No. T12-23
(10:00 A.M.)
Banyan Drive Café, LLC, dba Coconut Willy’s Café, for a sale and transfer
of the Restaurant General, Category B2, liquor license, held by Hilo Bay
Restaurant, Inc., dba Uncle Billy’s Restaurant, located at 87 Banyan Drive,
Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-1-005:034.
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. Application No. T12-36
(10:00 A.M.)
Pineapples Island Fresh Cuisine, LLC, dba Pineapples, LLC, for a sale and
transfer of the Restaurant General, Category B1, liquor license, held by
Casa De Luna LLC, dba Pineapple’s, located at 332 Keawe Street, Hilo,
Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-3-005:011.
2. Application No. 12-37
(10:00 A.M.)
JKL & Associates, LLC, dba E Komo Mai Lounge, for an original Dispenser
General, Category C2, liquor license, located at 340 Kuawa Street, Hilo,
Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-2-032-103.
3. Application No. T12-38
(10:00 A.M.)
Glory Nani Mau LLC, dba Nani Mau Gardens, for a sale and transfer of the
Restaurant General, Category A, liquor license, held by Nani Mau, Inc.,
dba Nani Mau Gardens, located at 421 Makalika Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i,
TMK: 2-2-048:013.
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
1. Big Island Alehouse, LLC, dba Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse
, submits
Alteration Permit and Increase in Licensed Premises for new deck on south
side of building and new bridge between Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse and
Lulu’s, consisting of approximately 346 square feet.
2. Kona, Hawaii, Lodge No. 2616, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
of the United States of America, dba Kona Elks Club
, by e-mail dated
March 12, 2013, received on March 12, 2013, informs the Liquor
Commission of the election of Mary Reynolds as Exalted Ruler; Barbara
Nance as Leading Knight; Ronald Cole as Loyal Knight; Sally Dangerfield
as Lecturing Knight; Joseph Reynolds as Secretary; Muriel Boot as
Treasurer; Mark Kent as Inner Guard; Allen Nance as Esquire; Marci Knotts
as 1-Year Director; Allen Nance as 2-Year Director; William Reece as
3-Year Director; Kathy Rubino as 4-Year Director; Vern Ungerecht as
5-Year Director; and Ernest Gianotti as Presiding Justice of Kona, Hawaii,
Lodge No. 2616, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the United
States of America effective April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014.
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3. Kukio Golf & Beach Club, Inc., dba Kukio Golf & Beach Club, Inc.,
by
letter dated March 28, 2013, received on April 1, 2013, and letter dated
April 1, 2013, received on April 4, 2013, informs the Liquor Commission of
the election of new officers: Michael James Byrd, President and Director;
Carol Ann Bartz, Vice President and Director; Jeffry Robert Allen, Treasurer
and Director; Cassandra Lee Hazen, Secretary and Director; William
Aldinger, Director, and Kevin Compton, Director; of Kukio Golf & Beach
Club, Inc., effective February 25, 2013.
4. Mauna Lani Resort (Operation), Inc., dba Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and
Bungalows
, by letters dated November 2, 2012, January 16, 2013, and
April 3, 2013 received on November 7, 2012, January 18, 2013, and April 7,
2013, informs the Liquor Commission of the appointment of Hayato
Funabiki as Executive Officer of Tokyu Corporation, effective November 1,
2012; the resignation of Takashi Yamakawa as Secretary; and the
appointment of Tetsuaki Okada as Vice President, Secretary and Assistant
Treasurer of Mauna Lani Resort (Operation), Inc., effective January 1,
2013.
5. Banyan Drive Café, LLC, dba Coconut Willy’s Café
, submits request to
admit Mary M. Coursey and Billie M. Martines as new members and to
withdraw William Salvador as a member of the Banyan Drive Café, LLC.
6. Island Naturals Market, Inc., dba Island Naturals Market & Deli,
located
at 1221 Kilauea Avenue #170, Hilo, Hawai‘i; ratification of Application for
Temporary Increase in Licensed Premises of a portion of its parking lot
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fronting its store for its 15 Anniversary Celebration held on April 20, 2013,
approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 11, 2013.
7. Island Naturals Market, Inc., dba Island Naturals Market & Deli,
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ratification of Application for Entertainment Permit for its 15 Anniversary
Celebration held on April 20, 2013, approved by Director Gerald Takase on
April 11, 2013.
8. KonaSurf Partners LLC, dba Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou
Bay,
ratification of Application for Teen Event Permit for the West Hawaii
Explorations Academy Junior-Senior Prom held on April 20, 2013,
approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 9, 2013.
9. Hawaii Outdoor Tours Inc., dba Naniloa Volcanoes Resort,
ratification
of Application for Teen Event Permit for the Kea‘au Junior Prom held on
April 13, 2013 (Poly Room), and the Kea‘au Senior Prom held on April 27,
2013 (Poly Room), approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 8, 2013.
10. Karma HI, LLC, dba Karma HI,
ratification of Application for Teen Event
Permit for the Kea‘au High School Dance held on April 21, 2013, approved
by Director Gerald Takase on April 16, 2013.
11. IWF KKH, LLC, dba Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha's Kona
Beach Hotel,
ratification of Application for Temporary Increase in Licensed
Premises of its back parking lot for the MayJah RayJah concert held on
April 27, 2012, approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 22, 2013.
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12.Casa De Luna LLC, dba Pineapple’s,
Restaurant Generalliquor license
REST-G-793, by letter dated April 4, 2013, requests permission to transfer
their remaining liquor inventory to Pineapples Island Fresh Cuisine, LLC,
dba Pineapples, LLC, Temporary Restaurant General liquor license
T-REST-G-793.
13. KonaSurf Partners LLC, dba Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou
Bay,
ratification of Application for Teen Event Permit for the Hualalai
Academy Prom held on April 27, 2013, approved by Director Gerald Takase
on April 19, 2013.
14. Pineapples Island Fresh Cuisine, LLC, dba Pineapples, LLC,
submits
Application for Outside Storage Permit located at 332 Keawe Street, Hilo,
Hawai‘i (upstairs of the restaurant).
15.Pursuant to Rule 4-7-A-5, Renewal, of the Rules and Regulations of the
Liquor Commission, the following Class 2 Restaurant licensees submit
gross sales meeting the qualification that 30% of the gross sales is
derived from the sale of food:
Amici Italian Bar & Grill, L.L.C., dba Amici
Italian Bar & Grill; Anthony’s By The Sea, dba Anthony’s By The Sea; Ohana
Lea, Incorporated, dba Bamboo; Boston Basil’s, Inc., dba Beach Hippie Grill;
Jackson Kona Inc., dba Bianelli’s Gourmet Pizza & Pasta; Big Island Grill Inc.,
dba Big Island Grill Inc.; Big Island Pizza Inc., dba Big Island Pizza; Maluhia
Nahele Enterprises, LLC, dba Black Rock Café; Big Island Group, dba Bongo
Ben's Island Café; Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant, Inc., dba Bubba
Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Market; Kawaihae Pizza, Inc., dba Café
Pesto; Kawaihae Pizza, Inc., dba Café Pesto Hilo Bay; Paradise Hospitality
Group, Inc., dba Coconut Grill; Banyan Drive Café, LLC, dba Coconut Willy’s
Café; Pubtime, Inc., dba Coqui’s Hideaway Restaurant and Sports Bar;
DCH, Inc., dba Don’s Grill; Fishhopper, LLC, dba Fishhopper (The);
Honokohau Food Service, Inc., dba Harbor House; HSC Hilo LLC,
dba Hawaiian Style Café – Hilo; Lam Yim Sin Corporation, dba Hong Kong
Chop Suey; Olu Kai, Ltd., dba Huggo’s; N Restaurants LLC, dba Huli Sues at
Mauna Lani; Big Island Alehouse, LLC, dba Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse;
PAJ, Inc., dba Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill; Grand 88 LLC, dba Jade Palace
Chinese Restaurant; Pahoa Productions LLC, dba Kaleo’s Bar and Grill; Kona
Stop ’N Shop, Inc., dba Keei Café; Kenichi Pacific, Inc., dba Kenichi Pacific;
Kilauea Lodge, Ltd., dba Kilauea Lodge & Restaurant; Kim Mukai LLC,
dba Kim’s at Hilo Muni; Transcontinental Development (Hawaii) Co.,
dba King’s Course at Waikoloa Beach Golf Club (The); Tai Pan on the
Boulevard, Inc., dba Kirin Restaurant at Hilton Waikoloa Village; Wind & Sea
Restaurants, Inc., dba Kona Canoe Club; Kona Country Club, Inc., dba Kona
Country Club; Wind & Sea Restaurants, Inc., dba Kona Inn Restaurant; Kona
Taeng-On Thai Food, dba Kona Taeng-On Thai Food; The Kona Korner
Pocket, Inc., dba Korner Pocket Bar & Grill; Lava Lava, LLC, dba Lava Lava
Beach Club; Always HI, Inc., dba Lighthouse Delicatessen; Guava Jelly
Incorporated, dba Lulu’s; Luquin’s Mexican Restaurant, Inc., dba Luquin’s
Mexican Restaurant, Inc.; Contemporary Restaurant Corporation,
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dba Merriman’s; MBM LLC, dba Merriman’s Market Café; Honoka‘a Brothers,
LLC, dba Napua at the Mauna Lani Beach Club; Nori’s Saimin & Snacks, Inc.,
dba Nori's; Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC, dba Outback Steakhouse;
Kailua-Kona Restaurants, Inc., dba Pancho and Lefty's Cantina &
Restaurante; Paniolo Country Inn, Inc., dba Paniolo Country Inn; Pineapples
Island Fresh Cuisine, LLC, dba Pineapple’s, LLC; Ponds Hilo, Inc., dba
Ponds Hilo; JTJ Enterprises, Inc., dba Quinn’s; Hawai‘i Gourmet Society LLC,
dba Red Water Café (The); West Wind Hawai‘i, Inc., dba Restaurant
Hayama; Reuben’s Mexican Restaurant I, LLC, dba Reuben’s Mexican
Restaurant; Italian Restaurant #2, LLC, dba Romano’s Macaroni Grill; RY-5,
Inc., dba Roy’s Waikoloa Bar & Grill; Jade Garden, LLC, Royal Jade Garden;
Lava Coast Steak House, LLC, dba Ruth’s Chris Steak House; O Life, a
Limited Liability Company, dba Saffron Organic Cuisine; Kona Daze, LLC, dba
Sam Choy’s Kai Lanai; The Seaside Inc., dba Seaside Restaurant (The);
Jasmin International LLC, dba Sky Garden Restaurant at Imiloa; Sodexo
Management, Inc., Sodexo Management, Inc./Hilo; Solimene’s Inc.,
dba SOLIMENE’S; South Side Shaka Restaurant & Bar Inc., dba South Side
Shaka Restaurant & Bar; Coggins, Inc., dba Splashers Grill (Palani); Kula
Taxi Corporation, dba Starz Karaoke & Grill; Maruhiro Enterprise Co., Ltd., dba
Sushi Shiono; Jiranan Thomas, dba Thai Thai Restaurant; The Three Fat
Pigs, Inc., dba Three Fat Pigs (The); Tommy Bahama Beverages, LLC,
dba Tommy Bahama's Tropical Café; Buzz’s Sand Trap LLC, dba Waikoloa
Grill-N Bar; RAL International, LLC, dba Wasabi’s Japanese Cuisine.
16. Special Licenses issued for ratification.
a. Application No. SP-12-79,
North Kohala Community Resource
Center, dba North Kohala Community Resource Center, for a Special
Beer and Wine liquor license, located at The Historic Puakea Ranch,
at 56-2864 Akoni Pule Highway, Hawi, Hawai‘i, on April 27, 2013.
b. Application No. SP-12-80,
Kahilu Theatre Foundation, dba Kahilu
Theatre Foundation, for a Special Beer and Wine liquor license,
located in the Kahilu Theatre Building at 67-1186 Lindsey Road,
Kamuela, Hawai‘i, on April 13, 2013.
c. Application No. SP-12-81,
The Exploration Foundation, dba The
Exploration Foundation, for a Special Beer and Wine liquor license,
located at The Script in the Warehouse, at 73-4855 Kanalani Street,
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, on April 13, 2013.
d. Application No. SP-12-82,
Aloha Performing Arts Company,
dba Aloha Performing Arts Company, for a Special Beer and
Wine liquor license, located in the Aloha Theatre Building,
at 79-7384 Māmalahoa Highway, Kainaliu, Hawai‘i, on April 12, 13,
14, 2013.
e. Application No. SP-12-83,
Rotary Club of South Hilo Foundation,
dba Rotary Club of South Hilo Foundation, for a Special General
liquor license, located at Coconut Island, Hilo, Hawai‘i on May 5,
2013.
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f. Application No. SP-12-84
North HawaiiHospice, dba North Hawaii
Hospice, for a Special General liquor license, located at Pukalani
Stables, at 66-1304 Māmalahoa Highway, Kamuela, Hawai‘i, on
May 4, 2013.
IX. Announcements
Meetings of Liquor Commission
June 6, 2013, 10:00 A.M.,
Meeting Room, Department of Liquor
Control, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole
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Highway, Building B, 2 Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i.
July 3, 2013, 10:00 A.M.,
Training Room, Aging & Disability Resource
Center, 1055 Kinoole Street, Hilo, 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
Naomi at (808) 961-8218 as soon as possible, but no later than April 26, 2013.
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