MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: Thursday, December 4, 2025
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 must 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.: 25-05
APPLICANT: GKM, Inc.
TRADE NAME: Ko’a Honokohau Harbor
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 74-425 Kealakehe Parkway, Space No. 17,
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-4-008:042
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B1
2. APPLICATION NO.: 25-06
APPLICANT: Black Onyx Entertainment LLC
TRADE NAME: Black Onyx
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 202 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-3-007:015
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Cabaret liquor license
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: 25-09
APPLICANT: Itsuko’s LLC
TRADE NAME: Itsuko’s Kitchen / Banzai 47
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 1550 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-2-032:010
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General, Category B2
2. APPLICATION NO.: 25-10
APPLICANT: Morningwood, LLC
TRADE NAME: Morningwood
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 68-1845 Waikoloa Road, Suite 107-109,
Waikoloa, Hawai’i
TMK: 6-8-003:007
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General, Category B2
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
January 8, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Hilo Meeting Room,
Department of Liquor Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre,
101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i.
February 5, 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.
(WHT1511702 11/22/25)
