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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, MEETING
AND DECISION-MAKING OF
HAWAI‘I LIQUOR COMMISSION
DATE: Thursday, May 5, 2016
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
PLACE: Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, Meeting Room, Hilo Lagoon
Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai‘i.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes (April 7, 2016)
III. Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda
IV. Public Statements on Agenda Items
V. Public Hearings
1. Application No. 15-24
(10:00 A.M.)
Hilo Siam Thai Restaurant Inc., dba Hilo Siam Thai, for an original
Dispenser General liquor license, Category A, located at 70 Mamo Street,
Hilo, Hawai‘i, TMK: 2-3-008:035.
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. Application No. 15-26
(10:00 A.M.)
Aulani Asian Cuisine & Café LLC dba Aulani Asian Cuisine & Café (Café),
for an original Dispenser Beer and Wine liquor license, Category B1,
located at 45-3512 Māmane Street, Honokaʻa, Hawaiʻi, TMK: 4-5-016:051.
2. Application No. 15-27
(10:00 A.M.)
Aulani Asian Cuisine & Café LLC dba Aulani Asian Cuisine & Café (Retail),
for an original Retail Beer and Wine liquor license, located at
45-3512 Māmane Street, Honokaʻa, Hawaiʻi, TMK: 4-5-016:051.
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
1. KBXtreme, LLC dba KBXTREME,
submits Personal History and Affidavit
for Summer C. Carrick and John V. Gonzales, Members, effective April 1,
2016, received on March 28, 2016, to its Dispenser General liquor license,
Category B2, located at 75-5591 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i.
2. Chevron Stations, Inc., dba Chevron Stations,
submits Personal History
and Affidavit for Christine G. Wang, Treasurer and Certificate of Vice
President and Secretary received on March 28, 2016, to its Retail Beer and
Wine liquor license, located at 325 Makaʻala Street, Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
3. Dragon Roll LLC dba Shimaichi,
submits Personal History and Affidavit
of Yuta Momoki, Member received on April 25, 2016, to its Dispenser
General liquor license, Category B1, located at Aliʻi Plaza, 75-5742 Kuakini
Highway, Suite 104, Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi.
4. Mauna Lani Resort (Operation), Inc., dba The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel &
Bungalows,
submits letter of promotion for Isao Watanabe, Director and
Kazuo Takahashi, Senior Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2016,
received April 8, 2016, to its Hotel liquor license, from the Directors and
Officers of Tokyu Corporation, a Japan corporation and sole shareholder of
Mauna Lani Resort (Operation), located at 68-1400 Mauna Lani Drive,
Suite 102, Kalahuipuaʻa, South Kohala, Hawaiʻi.
5. JKL & Associates, LLC dba E Komo Mai Lounge,
ratification of
Application for Temporary Increase in Licensed Premises for the Hawaiʻi
Island Food Bank Food Drive and Concert held on April 23, 2016,
approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 8, 2016, to its Dispenser
General liquor license, Category B2, located at 340 Kuawa Street, Hilo,
Hawai‘i.
6. JKL & Associates, LLC dba E Komo Mai Lounge,
ratification of
Application for Temporary Increase in Licensed Premises for Concert held
on April 30, 2016, approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 8, 2016, to
its Dispenser General liquor license, Category B2, located at 340 Kuawa
Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i.
7. Kona, Hawaii, Lodge No. 2616, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
of the United States of America, dba Kona Elks Club,
ratification of
Application for Game Permit for Playing Cards and Texas Hold’em held on
April 11, 2016; and Bingo held on April 18 and 25, 2016, in the Kona Elks
Lodge, approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 8, 2016, to its Club
liquor license, Category B2, located at 74-5596 Pawai Place, Bays M & N,
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i.
8. Han Kim,
located at 28-2815 Mamalāhoa Highway, Pepeʻekeo, Hawaiʻi;
ratification of Application for Individual Importation of Liquor Permit,
approved by Director Gerald Takase on April 6, 2016.
9. 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:
McGarrah Ventures, Inc., dba Alii
Buzz; Amici Italian Bar & Grill dba Amici Italian Bar & Grill; Ohana Lea,
Incorporated dba Bamboo; Banjy’s Restaurant Group LLC dba Banjy’s
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Paradise Bar & 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; Charley’s Thai Cuisine Inc., dba Charley’s Thai Cuisine
(Waikoloa); Savannakhet Element LLC dba Charley’s Thai Cuisine
(Waimea); Paradise Hospitality Group, Inc., dba Coconut Grill; Pubtime,
Inc., dba Coquis Hideaway Restaurant and Sports Bar; Layne T. Oki, Inc.,
dba Cronies; DCH, Inc., dba Don’s Grill; Fishhopper, LC dba The
Fishhopper; Honokohau Food Service, Inc., dba Harbor House; HSC Hilo
LLC dba Hawaiian Style Café – Hilo; Hilo Trading Co., Ltd., dba Hilo Bay
Café; Hilo Burger Joint LLP, dba Hilo Burger Joint; Olu Kai, Ltd., dba
Huggo’s; 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;
Pashmina’s & Gift Inc., dba Kamana Indian Cuisine #2 (Hilo); Hilo Noodle
Bar, LLC dba Kanpai; 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); Wind & Sea Restaurants, Inc., dba Kona Canoe Club; Wind &
Sea Restaurants, Inc., dba Kona Inn Restaurant; Kona Taeng-On Thai
Food dba Kona Taeng-On Thai Food; Anahkahna, Inc., dba The Korner
Pocket Bar & Grill; Lava Lava, LLC dba Lava Lava Beach Club;
Lemongrass Express Waikoloa LLC dba Lemongrass Waikoloa LLC dba
Lemongrass Express; Gormando LLC dba Luna Restaurant; Luquin’s
Mexican Restaurant, Inc., dba Luquin’s Mexican Restaurant, Inc.; Mai
Grille By Chef Allen Hess Inc., dba Mai Grille By Chef Allen Hess;
Contemporary Restaurant Corporation dba Merriman’s; Dubidee LLC dba
Mi’s Italian Bistro; Naturescape Holding Group Int’l Inc., dba Mountain
Thunder Café at Mauna Lani; Glory Nani Mau LLC dba Nani Mau Gardens;
Honokaʻa Brothers, LLC dba Napua at the Mauna Lani Beach Club; Nori’s
Saimin & Snacks, Inc., dba Nori’s; ʻŌhelo Café, LLC dba ʻŌhelo Café;
Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC dba Outback Steakhouse;
Kailua-Kona Restaurants, Inc., dba Pancho and Lefty’s Cantina
Restaurante; BGEC Holdings, LLC dba Paradise Brewing Company Tap
and Grill; Tasty Ventures, LLC dba Paradise Gourmet Catering; Rick Appel
dba Patz Pies; Pau Restaurant & Catering, LLC dba Pau Restaurant;
Pineapples Island Fresh Cuisine, LLC dba Pineapples, LLC; Ponds Hilo,
Inc., dba Ponds Hilo; Pueo’s Osteria, LLC dba Pueo’s Osteria; JTJ
Enterprises, Inc., dba Quinn’s; Rebel Kitchen LLC dba Rebel Kitchen;
Hawaii Gourmet Society LLC dba The Red Water Café; West Wind Hawaii,
Inc., dba Restaurant Hayama; Reuben’s Mexican Restaurant I, LLC dba
Reuben’s Mexican Restaurant; Italian Restaurant #2, LLC dba Romano’s
Macaroni Grill; The Royal Jade Garden, LLC dba Royal Jade Garden;
RY-5, Inc., dba Roy’s Waikoloa Bar & Grill; Lava Coast Steak House, LLC
dba Ruth’s Chris Steak House; Kona Daze, LLC dba Sam Choy’s Kai
Lanai; The Seaside, Inc., dba The Seaside Restaurant; Maruhiro
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Enterprise Co., Ltd., dba Shiono At Mauna Lani; Jasmin International LLC
dba Sky Garden Restaurant at Imiloa; Sodexo America, LLC dba Sodexo
America, LLC; 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; TTG, LLC dba Sunset Terrace;
Maruhiro Enterprise Co., Ltd, dba Sushi Shiono; Maurice 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 and
RAL International, LLC dba Wasabi’s Japanese Cuisine.
10. Special Licenses issued for ratification.
a. Application No. SP-15-74
, Kahilu Theatre Foundation, dba Kahilu
Theatre Foundation, for a Special Beer and Wine liquor license,
located in the Kahilu Theatre, 67-1186 Lindsey Road, Kamuela,
Hawai‘i on April 3, 8, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2016.
b. Application No. SP-15-75
, Kahilu Theatre Foundation, dba Kahilu
Theatre Foundation, for a Special Beer and Wine liquor license,
located in the Kahilu Theatre, 67-1186 Lindsey Road, Kamuela,
Hawai‘i on May 1, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29 and 30, 2016.
c. Application No. SP-15-76
, Kahilu Theatre Foundation, dba Kahilu
Theatre Foundation, for a Special Beer and Wine liquor license,
located in the Kahilu Theatre, 67-1186 Lindsey Road, Kamuela,
Hawai‘i on June 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19 and 26, 2016.
d. Application No. SP-15-77
, The Kohala Center, Inc., dba The Kohala
Center, Inc., for a Special Beer and Wine liquor license, located at
The Kohala Center, 61-4801 Kohala Mountain Road, Kamuela,
Hawai‘i on April 9, 2016.
e. Application No. SP-15-78
, Kona Cacao Association Inc., dba Kona
Cacao Association Inc., for a Special General liquor license, located
in the Hapuna Ballroom, 62-100 Kaunaʻoa Drive, Kohala Coast,
Hawai‘i on May 14, 2016.
f. Application No. SP-15-79
, Rotary Club of South Hilo Foundation
dba Rotary Club of South Hilo Foundation, for a Special General
liquor license, located on the Coconut Island (Entire Island) on
May 1, 2016.
g. Application No. SP-15-80
, Aloha Performing Arts Company dba
Aloha Performing Arts Company, for a Special Beer and Wine liquor
license, located the Aloha Theatre Building, 79-7384 Māmalahoa
Highway, Kainaliu, Hawai‘i on April 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29 and 30,
2016 and May 1, 2016.
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h. Application No. SP-15-81
, Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture
dba Donkey Mill Art Center, for a Special Beer and Wine liquor
license, located at Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Māmalahoa
Highway, Hōlualoa, Hawai‘i on May 6, 2016.
i. Application No. SP-15-82
, North Kohala Community Resource
Center dba North Kohala Community Resource Center, for a Special
Beer and Wine liquor license, located at Puakea Ranch,
56-2864 Akoni Pule Highway, Hāwī, Hawai‘i on May 7, 2016.
j. Application No. SP-15-83
, Hilo Downtown Improvement Association
dba Hilo Downtown Improvement Association, for a Special Beer
liquor license, located inside of the Palace Theatre, 38 Haili Street,
Hilo, Hawaiʻi on May 6, 2016.
IX. Announcements
Meetings of Liquor Commission
June 2, 2016, 10:00 A.M.,
Meeting Room, Department of Liquor
Control, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole
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Highway, Building B, 2 Floor, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i.
July 7, 2016, 10:00 A.M.,
Meeting Room, Department of Liquor
Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, 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
the Department at (808) 961-8218 as soon as possible, but no later than April 28,
2016.
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