MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI’I
DATE: Thursday, May 1, 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.: 24-20
APPLICANT: Wyatt’s Place LLC
TRADE NAME: Wyatt’s Place
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 17-4003 Ahuahu Place, Kurtistown, Hawai’i
TMK: 1-7-021:025
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1
2. APPLICATION NO.: 24-25
APPLICANT: Kona Cocktail Academy LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Island Bottle Shop
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5729 Ali’i Drive, #C104, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-007:005
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
3. APPLICATION NO.: T24-26
APPLICANT: Umekes Airport LLC
TRADE NAME: Umekes KOA
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, 73-400 Kupipi Street, Aloha Location, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-3-043-003-0073
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser General liquor license, Category A, currently held by Volume Services, Inc., dba Centerplate – Aloha
4. APPLICATION NO.: T24-30
APPLICANT: Sakura Kona LLC
TRADE NAME: Sakura Japanese Restaurant
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Crossroads Shopping Center, 75-1027 Henry Street, #108B, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i
TMK: 7-5-004-054
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant Beer
and Wine liquor license, Category A, currently held by Sakura Japanese Restaurant Inc., dba Sakura Japanese Restaurant
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: 24-32
APPLICANT: One Spot Hawaii LLC
TRADE NAME: One Spot (Retail)
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 28-2903 Hawai’i Belt Road, Pepe’ekeo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-8-007:068
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
2. APPLICATION NO.: 24-33
APPLICANT: One Spot Hawaii LLC
TRADE NAME: One Spot (Dispenser)
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 28-2903 Hawai’i Belt Road, Pepe’ekeo, Hawai’i
TMK: 2-8-007:068
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor license, Category B1
3. APPLICATION NO.: 24-34
APPLICANT: Reel Aloha Poke and Fish Co. LLC
TRADE NAME: Reel Aloha Poke and Fish Co.
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 81-6641 Hawai’i Belt Road, #5, Kealakekua, Hawai’i
TMK: 8-1-012:002
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1
4. APPLICATION NO.: 24-36
APPLICANT: Tommy Bahama R&R Holdings, Inc.
TRADE NAME: Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Suite A-1, Waikoloa, Hawai’i
TMK: 6-9-008:017
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1
5. APPLICATION NO.: T24-37
APPLICANT: LBC Volcano LLC
TRADE NAME: Lanikai Brewing Company
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 19-4005 Haunani Road, Volcano, Hawai’i
TMK: 1-9-005:019
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1, currently held by ‘Ohelo Café LLC dba ‘Ohelo Café
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
June 5, 2025, 10:00 A.M., Kona Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 107, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i.
July 3, 2025, 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.
(WHT1490846 4/19/25)
