DATE: Thursday, March 2, 2023
TIME: 10:00 A.M.
PLACE: Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre
101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i
Commission Members will participate in person, via Zoom, or by teleconference. Public Testimony may be done in person, via Zoom, or in writing by email, fax, or mail. To register for Zoom, email: cohdlc@hawaiicounty.gov. To ensure timely delivery to the Commission, written testimony must be received by 12 noon on the business day prior to the meeting by: (1) Email:
cohdlc@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) Fax: (808) 961-8684; or (3) Mail: 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.: 22-15
APPLICANT: Nine Brains Big Island I, LLC
TRADE NAME: Pacific 19
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5646 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona,
Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-006:016
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Hotel liquor license
2. APPLICATION NO.: 22-16
APPLICANT: Los Habaneros, Inc.
TRADE NAME: Los Habaneros
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Keauhou Shopping Center,
78-6831 Ali’i Drive, #405, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-8-010:040
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Increase in Licensed Premises to its
Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1, to include outdoor dining area located within three parking stalls fronting Los Habaneros
3. APPLICATION NO.: T22-18
APPLICANT: Lahaina Petroleum, LLC
TRADE NAME: Bayside Texaco
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 774 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-2-004:025
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Retail General
liquor license, currently held by KHI, Inc., dba Bayside Texaco
4. APPLICATION NO.: T22-19
APPLICANT: Lahaina Petroleum, LLC
TRADE NAME: Waiakeawaena Texaco
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 2188 Kino’ole Street, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-2-041:068
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Retail General
liquor license, currently held by KHI, Inc.,
dba Waiakeawaena Texaco
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: 22-20
APPLICANT: A-Bay’s Cantina LLC
TRADE NAME: Mauka Bar and Grill
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 69-600 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa,
Hawai’i
TMK: 6-9-008:025
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B2
2. APPLICATION NO.: T22-21
APPLICANT: Ohana Foods Inc.
TRADE NAME: Ohana Foods – Hilo
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 511 W. Kawailani Street, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-4-019:025
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Retail General
liquor license, currently held by Carl and Amy’s Naalehu, LLC, dba Ohana Foods
3. APPLICATION NO.: T22-22
APPLICANT: Ohana Foods Inc.
TRADE NAME: Ohana Foods – Naalehu
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 95-5591 Mamalahoa Highway, Na’alehu,
Hawai’i
TMK: 9-5-009:001
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Retail General
liquor license, currently held by Carl and Amy’s Naalehu, LLC, dba Wiki Wiki Mart #7
(Naalehu)
4. APPLICATION NO.: 22-23
APPLICANT: Kuakini Operations LLC
TRADE NAME: Kona Distillery, Co.
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-6099 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona,
Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-017:002
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Small Craft Producer Pub liquor
license, Category B1
5. APPLICATION NO.: 22-24
APPLICANT: Big Island Meadery LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Island Meadery
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 16-313 Shipman Road, Kea’au, Hawai’i
TMK: 1-6-141:015
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Small Craft Producer Pub liquor
license, Category B1
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
April 6, 2023, 10:00 A.M., Building G Meeting Room, West Hawai’i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i.
May 4, 2023, 10:00 A.M., 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 will allow adequate time to fulfill your request. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
(HTH1405285 2/19/23)
