MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: Thursday, February 6, 2025
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 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.: 24-11
APPLICANT: Blue Wilderness LLC
TRADE NAME: Blue Wilderness LLC
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 69-1649 Puako Beach Drive, Kamuela,
Hawai’i
TMK: 6-9-003:022
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
2. APPLICATION NO.: T24-12
APPLICANT: Flynn Restaurants LLC
TRADE NAME: Ocean Club
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 69-1029 Nawahine Place, Waikoloa, Hawai’i
TMK: 6-9-010-001-0193
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser General
liquor license, Category B2, currently held by CRH Ocean Club, LLC, dba Ocean Club, and an Increase in Licensed Premises to include the poolside area which encompasses approximately 1,600 square feet
3. APPLICATION NO.: T24-16
APPLICANT: Akatsuki International Corporation
TRADE NAME: TBD (To Be Determined)
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 79-7511 Hawai’i Belt Road, Kealakekua, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-9-010:058
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1, currently held by Kona Stop ‘N Shop, Inc., dba Keei Café
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: 24-05
APPLICANT: Countryside Cafe
TRADE NAME: Countryside Cafe
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 16-586 Old Volcano Road, Unit #9-12,
Kea’au, Hawai’i
TMK: 1-6-143:034
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B1
2. APPLICATION NO.: 24-17
APPLICANT: Bikini Bottoms LLC
TRADE NAME: Bikini Bottoms Coffee
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5719 Ali’i Drive, Ste. A101, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-007-016
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category B1
3. APPLICATION NO.: T24-19
APPLICANT: Walua Social LLC
TRADE NAME: Walua Social
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5864 Walua Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-009-034
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant General liquor license, Category B2, currently held by
Los Habaneros, Inc., dba Habaneros Grill
4. APPLICATION NO.: 24-21
APPLICANT: West Hawaii Island Proprietors LLC
TRADE NAME: Da Whip
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 73-5619 Kauhola Street, Suite 204,
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-3-051:093
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license,
Category A
5. APPLICATION NO.: 24-22
APPLICANT: Suisan Company, Limited
TRADE NAME: Suisan Company, Limited
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 93 Lihiwai Street, Hilo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-1-003:027
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
6. APPLICATION NO.: 24-23
APPLICANT: Papa Kona Coffee & Events, LLC
TRADE NAME: Papa Kona Coffee & Events (Restaurant)
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5770 Ali’i Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-008:009
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Increase in licensed premises to include
the adjacent unit, Suite No., REST-2,
approximately 2,220 square feet
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
March 6, 2025, 10:00 A.M., Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i.
April 3, 2025, 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.
(HTH1481737 1/25/25)
