MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: Thursday, March 6, 2025
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
PLACE: Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control,
Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i
Public Testimony may be done in person, or in writing by email, fax, or mail/walk-in. To ensure timely delivery to the Commission, written testimony must be received by 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) Email: cohdlc@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) Fax: (808) 961-8684; or (3) Mail/walk-in: 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, HI 96720. 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
III. Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda
IV. Public Statements on Agenda Items
V. Public Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: 24-13
APPLICANT: A to Z Owners LLC
TRADE NAME: Da Coco Shack
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 76-6246 Ali’i Drive, #102, Kailua-Kona,
Hawai’i
TMK: 7-6-015-023-0001
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B1
2. APPLICATION NO.: 24-14
APPLICANT: Gambill Enterprises LLC
TRADE NAME: SIPS Café and Bar
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 68-1820 Waikoloa Road, Unit J103,
Waikoloa, Hawai’i
TMK: 6-8-003:015
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1
3. APPLICATION NO.: 24-15
APPLICANT: Gambill Enterprises LLC
TRADE NAME: The Shops at SIPS
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 68-1820 Waikoloa Road, Unit J103,
Waikoloa, Hawai’i
TMK: 6-8-003:015
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
4. APPLICATION NO.: 24-18
APPLICANT: Mo’s Fish and Chips LLC
TRADE NAME: Mohala’s Bay Front Fish and Chips
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 50 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-3-004:004
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Change in Kind to General from Beer and
Wine and Change in Category to B1 from A,
to its current Restaurant Beer and Wine
liquor license, Category A
5. APPLICATION NO.: T24-19
APPLICANT: Walua Social LLC
TRADE NAME: Walua Social
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5864 Walua Road, Kailua-Kona,
Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-009-034
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant General
liquor license, Category B2, currently held
by Los Habaneros, Inc., dba Habaneros Grill
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: 24-20
APPLICANT: Wyatt’s Place LLC
TRADE NAME: Wyatt’s Place
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 17-4003 Ahuahu Place, Kurtistown, Hawai’i
TMK: 1-7-021:025
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B1
2. APPLICATION NO.: T24-24
APPLICANT: Akatsuki International Corporation
TRADE NAME: Café il Mondo
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 45-3580 Mamane Street, Honoka’a,
Hawai’i
TMK: 4-5-016:012
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant General
liquor license, Category B2, currently held
by Café il Mondo, LLC, dba Café il Mondo
3. APPLICATION NO.: 24-25
APPLICANT: Kona Cocktail Academy LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Island Bottle Shop
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5729 Ali’i Drive, #C104, Kailua-Kona,
Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-007:005
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
4. APPLICATION NO.: T24-26
APPLICANT: Umekes Airport LLC
TRADE NAME: Umekes KOA
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport
at Keahole, 73-400 Kupipi Street,
Aloha Location, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-3-043-003-0073
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser General
liquor license, Category A, currently held by
Volume Services, Inc., dba Centerplate –
Aloha
5. APPLICATION NO.: T24-28
APPLICANT: Sakura Hilo LLC
TRADE NAME: Sakura Sushi & Grill
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Waiakea Square Warehouse,
200 Kanoelehua Avenue, #100A, Hilo,
Hawai’i
TMK: 2-2-032:095
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant Beer
and Wine liquor license, Category A,
currently held by Sakura Japanese
Restaurant III Inc.,
dba Sakura Japanese Restaurant III
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
April 3, 2025, 10:00 A.M., Kona Meeting Room,
Department of Liquor Control, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway,
Suite 107, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i.
May 1, 2025, 10:00 A.M., Hilo 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, call the Department of Liquor Control at (808) 961-8218.
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.
(HTH1484719 2/23/25)
