MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: Thursday, August 6, 2026
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
PLACE: Kona Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control,
Hanama Place, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 107,
Kailua-Kona, 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 should 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.: T25-22
APPLICANT: Island Distributing, L.L.C.
TRADE NAME: Island Distributing
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 73-4854 Kanalani Street, Kailua-Kona,
Hawai’i
TMK: 7-3-051-014
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Wholesale
General liquor license currently held by
Young’s Market Company, LLC,
dba RNDC of Hawaii
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: T25-24
APPLICANT: Umekes Bar and Grill, LLC
TRADE NAME: Umeke’s Bar and Grill
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 74-5599 Pawai Place, Building A,
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-4-010:018
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant
General liquor license, Category B2,
currently held by Umekes, LLC, dba
Umeke’s Fish Market Bar & Grill
2. APPLICATION NO.: T25-25
APPLICANT: Ash & Co Hospitality LLC
TRADE NAME: Layover Lounge
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Waiakea Kai Shopping Plaza,
88 Kanoelehua Avenue, Suite B108,
Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-2-032:093
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser
General liquor license, Category B2 and
D, currently held by Pi Yon Cho, Inc.,
dba Joann’s Restaurant & Lounge
3. APPLICATION NO.: 26-01
APPLICANT: Rebel Kitchen LLC
TRADE NAME: Rebel Kitchen
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 79-7399 Mamalahoa Highway,
Kealakekua, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-9-009-019
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Change in Kind to General, from
Restaurant Beer and Wine liquor
license, Category B1
4. APPLICATION NO.: 26-03
APPLICANT: Kona Cocktail Academy LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Island Bottle Shop (Dispenser)
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5729 Ali’i Drive, #C104,
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-007-005
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor
license, Category A
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
September 3, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Hilo Meeting Room,
Department of Liquor Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre,
101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i.
October 1, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Kona Meeting Room,
Department of Liquor Control, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway,
Suite 107, Kailua-Kona, 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.
(WHT1534014 7/25/26)
