MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: Thursday, September 3, 2026
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
PLACE: Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control,
Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i
This is an in-person meeting. The Liquor Commissioners, applicants, licensees, and public will participate in person. The primary way to testify at this meeting is in person. As a courtesy to the public, they can remotely view the meeting using ZOOM Webinar at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1651748071.
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.: T25-24
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
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: 26-02
APPLICANT: Sohn LLC
TRADE NAME: Jeju Cafe
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 76-5924 Mamalahoa Highway, Holualoa, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-6-008-029
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
2. APPLICATION NO.: 26-06
APPLICANT: Uila Records LLC
TRADE NAME: Uila Records
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 65-1227 A Opelo Road, Suite 104, Kamuela, Hawai’i
TMK: 6-5-002-042
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor license, Category B2
3. APPLICATION NO.: 26-07
APPLICANT: Big Island Gourmet Pizza LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Pizza
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 68-1845 Waikoloa Road, Suite 117, Waikoloa, Hawai’i
TMK: 6-8-003-007
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category A
VII. Unfinished Business
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
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
October 1, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Kona Meeting Room, Department of
Liquor Control, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 107, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i.
November 5, 2026, 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.
(WHT1536453 8/22/26)
