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Public Hearings

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes, will hold a public hearing at the office of the Commission on the sixth floor of the Pacific Park Plaza, 711 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., for the purpose of considering the applications for liquor licenses set forth below and any protests to the granting of said applications.

Persons who wish to testify for or against the granting of a license may either testify in person at the Liquor Commission meeting or submit a written protest to the Administrator of the Commission three (3) working days prior to the date and time of the hearing.

You are further notified that Section 281-59, Hawaii Revised Statutes, reads in pertinent part: "Upon the day of hearing, or any adjournment thereof, the Liquor Commission shall consider the application and any protests and objections to the granting thereof, and hear the parties in interest, and shall within fifteen days thereafter give its decision granting or refusing the application; provided that if a majority of the registered voters for the area within five hundred feet of the nearest point of the premises for which the license is asked or a majority of the owners and lessees of record of real estate and owners of record of shares in a cooperative apartment within five hundred feet of the nearest point of the premises for which the license is asked have duly filed or caused to be filed their protests against the granting of the license upon the original application, or if there appears any other disqualification under this chapter, the application shall be refused. Otherwise, the Commission may in its discretion grant or refuse the same."

You are further notified that Section 281-39.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, reads in pertinent part: "The Liquor Commission or agency of each county may deny or restrict the issuance of a liquor license for on-site sale and consumption by the drink to any applicant whose establishment is or would be located within five hundred feet of a public or private elementary, intermediate, or high school, or public playground utilized extensively by minors, as determined by the Liquor Commission of each county; provided that the Liquor Commission or agency of each county shall deny the issuance of a liquor license if forty per cent of the registered voters for the area within five hundred feet of the nearest point of the premises for which the license is asked; or owners and lessees of record of real estate and owners of record of shares in a cooperative apartment within five hundred feet of the nearest point of the premises for which the license is asked; have duly filed or caused to be filed their protests against granting the license."

1. Application No.: 20-20824
Applicant: Little Pho LLC
Trade name: Little Pho LLC
Place of business: 655 Keeaumoku Street, #103/104, Honolulu, Hawaii (Samsung Plaza)
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 2) – (Consumption on premises)

Category No. 2 is a premises in which live entertainment or recorded music is provided. Facilities for dancing by the patrons may be permitted as provided by Commission rules.

2. Application No.: 20-20255
Applicant: Let Them Talk LLC
Trade name: Market Eatery Kakaako
Place of business: 458 Keawe Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
License applied for: Dispenser General (Category No. 3) – (Consumption on premises)

Category No. 3 is a premises in which live entertainment or recorded music is provided. Facilities for dancing by the patrons may be permitted as provided by Commission rules.

3. Application No.: 20-20038
Applicant: Maisen. USA Inc.
Trade name: Kawagoe
Place of business: 226 Lewers Street, No. L-215, Honolulu, Hawaii
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 2) – (Consumption on premises)

Category No. 2 is a premises in which live entertainment or recorded music is provided. Facilities for dancing by the patrons may be permitted as provided by Commission rules.

4. Application No.: 20-20590
Applicant: Salon Cherie LLC
Trade name: Malu
Place of business: 661 Keeaumoku Street, Suite 106E, Honolulu, Hawaii (Samsung Plaza)
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 1 – Standard Bar) – (Consumption on premises)

5. Application No.: 20-20846
Applicant: Aroma Caffe Inc.
Trade name: Hawaiian Aroma Caffe
Place of business: 330 Royal Hawaiian Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii (DFS Galleria Building)
License applied for: Dispenser General (Category No. 3) – (Consumption on premises)

Category No. 3 is a premises in which live entertainment or recorded music is provided. Facilities for dancing by the patrons may be permitted as provided by Commission rules.

6. Application No.: 20-20536
Applicant: PB Restaurant Corp.
Trade name: Tacos El Gallo Rosa
Place of business: 108 Hekili Street, #107, Kailua, Hawaii
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 1 – Standard Bar) – (Consumption on premises)

7. Application No.: 20-20984
Applicant: Foodrim International Inc.
Trade name: Han No Daidokoro
Place of business: 1108 Auahi Street, Store No. 150, Honolulu, Hawaii (Anaha Condominium)
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 2) – (Consumption on premises)

Category No. 2 is a premises in which live entertainment or recorded music is provided. Facilities for dancing by the patrons may be permitted as provided by Commission rules.

8. Application No.: 20-20805
Applicant: Lucia’s LLC
Trade name: Mad Bene
Place of business: 4450 Kapolei Parkway, Suite 540, Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei Commons)
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 2) – (Consumption on premises)

Category No. 2 is a premises in which live entertainment or recorded music is provided. Facilities for dancing by the patrons may be permitted as provided by Commission rules.

9. Application No.: 19-16941
Applicant: Esad, Inc.
Trade name: Tokoname Sushi Bar and Restaurant
Place of business: 442 Uluniu Street, Kailua, Hawaii
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 1 – Standard Bar) – (Consumption on premises)

10. Application No.: 20-20891
Applicant: Soup House LLC
Trade name: Soup House & Karaoke Q
Place of business: 1491 South King Street, Space 105, Honolulu, Hawaii
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 1 – Standard Bar) – (Consumption on premises)

11. Application No.: 20-20976
Applicant: Epopee LLC
Trade name: The Nighthawk
Place of business: 12 South King Street, #101 and #102, Honolulu, Hawaii
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 1 – Standard Bar) – (Consumption on premises)

12. Application No.: 20-21433
Applicant: Oahu Grill Assoc. L.L.C.
Trade name: Oahu Grill
Place of business: 1137 11th Avenue, Suite #104, Honolulu, Hawaii
License applied for: Restaurant General (Category No. 2) – (Consumption on premises)

Category No. 2 is a premises in which live entertainment or recorded music is provided. Facilities for dancing by the patrons may be permitted as provided by Commission rules.

Dated: April 29, 2020

LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
JOSEPH V. O’DONNELL, Chairman

By FRANKLIN DON PACARRO, JR.
Administrator
(SA1278399 5/5/20)