MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: Thursday, May 7, 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
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.: 25-15
APPLICANT: Kanikapila Cafe, LLC
TRADE NAME: Hale Kanikapila
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 168 Keawe Street, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-3-006:007
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B2
2. APPLICATION NO.: 25-16
APPLICANT: Kanikapila Cafe, LLC
TRADE NAME: Keawe Trading Post
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 168 Keawe Street, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-3-006:007
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
3. APPLICATION NO.: 25-17
APPLICANT: Hawaiian Shrimp LLC
TRADE NAME: Hawaiian Shrimp Restaurant
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 16-119 Orchidland Drive, Suite B1, Kea’au, Hawai’i
TMK: 1-6-009:386
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B2
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: T25-18
APPLICANT: Kona Inn Restaurant, LLC
TRADE NAME: Kona Inn Restaurant
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Kona Inn Shopping Village, 75-5744
Ali’i Drive, #135, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-007:021
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant General liquor license, Category B2, currently held by Wind & Sea Restaurant, Inc., dba Kona Inn Restaurant
2. APPLICATION NO.: T25-19
APPLICANT: Kona Ocean Club, LLC
TRADE NAME: Kona Canoe Club
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Kona Inn Shopping Village, 75-5744
Ali’i Drive, #21, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-007:021
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant General
liquor license, Category B1, currently held by Wind & Sea Restaurant, Inc., dba Kona Canoe Club
3. APPLICATION NO.: 25-21
APPLICANT: Tun Hawai’i LLC
TRADE NAME: Extraction Speakeasy
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 166 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-3-010:006
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor license,
Category B1
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
June 4, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Kona Meeting Room, Department of
Liquor Control, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 107, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i.
July 2, 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.
(WHT1526614 4/25/26)
