NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given by the Liquor Commission of the County of Hawai’i, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 281 of the Hawai’i Revised Statutes, as amended, will hold a public hearing in the Kona Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, Hanama Place, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 107, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i, on Thursday, April 3, 2025, for the purpose of considering the application for liquor license set forth hereunder.
Protests and objections to the granting thereof may be made by any registered voter for the area within 500 feet of the nearest point at which the premises of the applicant is located or by any owner and lessee of record of real estate or by any owner of record of shares in a cooperative apartment situated within a distance of 500 feet from the nearest point of such real estate or cooperative apartment. No protest against the granting of a liquor license shall be considered by the Commission unless such protest is filed with the Commission before or at the final public hearing, designates the application for which the objection is being filed, is dated and signed, and contains the address of each person filing a protest. The protest shall designate whether the protestor is a property owner or registered voter and shall be filed with the Liquor Commission, County of Hawai’i, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i 96720.
1. APPLICATION NO.: T24-24 (10:30 A.M.)
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
2. APPLICATION NO.: T24-28 (10:30 A.M.)
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
By Order of the Liquor Commission
of the County of Hawai’i
Wil Okabe, Chairperson
By GERALD TAKASE, Director
DATE: 03/06/2025
(HTH1486576 3/16/25)
