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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given by the Liquor Commission of the County of Hawai'i, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 281 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes, as amended, will hold a public hearing in the Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai'i, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, for the purpose of considering the application for liquor license set forth hereunder.
Protests and objections to the granting thereof may be made by any registered voter for the area within 500 feet of the nearest point at which the premises of the applicant is located or by any owner and lessee of record of real estate or by any owner of record of shares in a cooperative apartment situated within a distance of 500 feet from the nearest point of such real estate or cooperative apartment. No protest against the granting of a liquor license shall be considered by the Commission unless such protest is filed with the Commission before or at the final public hearing, designates the application for which the objection is being filed, is dated and signed, and contains the address of each person filing a protest. The protest shall designate whether the protestor is a property owner or registered voter and shall be filed with the Liquor Commission, County of Hawai'i, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720.
1. APPLICATION NO.: 26-02 (10:00 A.M.)
APPLICANT: Sohn LLC
TRADE NAME: Jeju Cafe
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 76-5924 Mamalahoa Highway, Holualoa, Hawai'i
TMK: 7-6-008-029
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
2. APPLICATION NO.: 26-06 (10:00 A.M.)
APPLICANT: Uila Records LLC
TRADE NAME: Uila Records
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 65-1227 A Opelo Road, Suite 104, Kamuela, Hawai'i
TMK: 6-5-002-042
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor license, Category B2
3. APPLICATION NO.: 26-07 (10:00 A.M.)
APPLICANT: Big Island Gourmet Pizza LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Pizza
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 68-1845 Waikoloa Road, Suite 117, Waikoloa, Hawai'i
TMK: 6-8-003-007
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category A
By Order of the Liquor Commission
of the County of Hawai'i
Jennifer Yadao, Chairperson
By STACIE T. WALTJEN, Director
DATE: 09/03/2026
(WHT1538204 9/12, 9/19/26)post title: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given by the Liquor Commission of the County of Hawai'i, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 281 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes, as amended, will hold a public hearing in the Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai'i, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, for the purpose of considering the application for liquor license set forth hereunder.
Protests and objections to the granting thereof may be made by any registered voter for the area within 500 feet of the nearest point at which the premises of the applicant is located or by any owner and lessee of record of real estate or by any owner of record of shares in a cooperative apartment situated within a distance of 500 feet from the nearest point of such real estate or cooperative apartment. No protest against the granting of a liquor license shall be considered by the Commission unless such protest is filed with the Commission before or at the final public hearing, designates the application for which the objection is being filed, is dated and signed, and contains the address of each person filing a protest. The protest shall designate whether the protestor is a property owner or registered voter and shall be filed with the Liquor Commission, County of Hawai'i, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720.
1. APPLICATION NO.: 26-02 (10:00 A.M.)
APPLICANT: Sohn LLC
TRADE NAME: Jeju Cafe
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 76-5924 Mamalahoa Highway, Holualoa, Hawai'i
TMK: 7-6-008-029
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
2. APPLICATION NO.: 26-06 (10:00 A.M.)
APPLICANT: Uila Records LLC
TRADE NAME: Uila Records
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 65-1227 A Opelo Road, Suite 104, Kamuela, Hawai'i
TMK: 6-5-002-042
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor license, Category B2
3. APPLICATION NO.: 26-07 (10:00 A.M.)
APPLICANT: Big Island Gourmet Pizza LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Pizza
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 68-1845 Waikoloa Road, Suite 117, Waikoloa, Hawai'i
TMK: 6-8-003-007
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category A
By Order of the Liquor Commission
of the County of Hawai'i
Jennifer Yadao, Chairperson
By STACIE T. WALTJEN, Director
DATE: 09/03/2026
(WHT1538204 9/12, 9/19/26)post title: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
publication: West Hawaii Today
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MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
DATE: Thursday, October 1, 2026
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
This is an in-person meeting. The Liquor Commissioners, applicants, licensees, and public will participate in person. The primary way to testify at this meeting is in person. As a courtesy to the public, they can remotely view the meeting using ZOOM Webinar at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1657650699. 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.: T25-25
APPLICANT: Ash & Co Hospitality LLC
TRADE NAME: Layover Lounge
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Waiakea Kai Shopping Plaza, 88 Kanoelehua Avenue, Suite B108, Hilo, Hawai'i
TMK: 2-2-032:093
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser General liquor license, Category B2 and D, currently held by Pi Yon Cho, Inc., dba Joann's Restaurant & Lounge
2. APPLICATION NO.: 26-01
APPLICANT: Rebel Kitchen LLC
TRADE NAME: Rebel Kitchen
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 79-7399 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakekua, Hawai'i
TMK: 7-9-009-019
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Change in Kind to General, from Restaurant Beer and Wine liquor license, Category B1
3. APPLICATION NO.: 26-03
APPLICANT: Kona Cocktail Academy LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Island Bottle Shop (Dispenser)
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5729 Ali'i Drive, #C104, Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
TMK: 7-5-007-005
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor license, Category A
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: T26-04
APPLICANT: MTZ LLC
TRADE NAME: Manago Hotel
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 82-6151 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook, Hawai'i
TMK: 8-2-015-019
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser General liquor license, Category A, currently held by Manago Hotel, Inc., dba Manago Hotel, Inc.
2. APPLICATION NO.: 26-05
APPLICANT: Greenwell Farms, Inc.
TRADE NAME: Greenwell Farms
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 81-6551 Hawai'i Belt Road, Kealakekua, Hawai'i
TMK: 8-1-004-052
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
November 5, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor
Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai'i.
December 3, 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.
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MEETING OF THE LIQUOR COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I
DATE: Thursday, October 1, 2026
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
This is an in-person meeting. The Liquor Commissioners, applicants, licensees, and public will participate in person. The primary way to testify at this meeting is in person. As a courtesy to the public, they can remotely view the meeting using ZOOM Webinar at the following link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1657650699. 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.: T25-25
APPLICANT: Ash & Co Hospitality LLC
TRADE NAME: Layover Lounge
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Waiakea Kai Shopping Plaza, 88 Kanoelehua Avenue, Suite B108, Hilo, Hawai'i
TMK: 2-2-032:093
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser General liquor license, Category B2 and D, currently held by Pi Yon Cho, Inc., dba Joann's Restaurant & Lounge
2. APPLICATION NO.: 26-01
APPLICANT: Rebel Kitchen LLC
TRADE NAME: Rebel Kitchen
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 79-7399 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakekua, Hawai'i
TMK: 7-9-009-019
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Change in Kind to General, from Restaurant Beer and Wine liquor license, Category B1
3. APPLICATION NO.: 26-03
APPLICANT: Kona Cocktail Academy LLC
TRADE NAME: Big Island Bottle Shop (Dispenser)
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 75-5729 Ali'i Drive, #C104, Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i
TMK: 7-5-007-005
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Dispenser General liquor license, Category A
VI. Preliminary Hearings
1. APPLICATION NO.: T26-04
APPLICANT: MTZ LLC
TRADE NAME: Manago Hotel
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 82-6151 Mamalahoa Highway, Captain Cook, Hawai'i
TMK: 8-2-015-019
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Sale and Transfer of the Dispenser General liquor license, Category A, currently held by Manago Hotel, Inc., dba Manago Hotel, Inc.
2. APPLICATION NO.: 26-05
APPLICANT: Greenwell Farms, Inc.
TRADE NAME: Greenwell Farms
PLACE OF BUSINESS: 81-6551 Hawai'i Belt Road, Kealakekua, Hawai'i
TMK: 8-1-004-052
LICENSE APPLIED FOR: Original Retail General liquor license
VII. Unfinished Business
VIII. New Business
IX. Announcements
Meetings of the Liquor Commission
November 5, 2026, 10:00 A.M., Hilo Meeting Room, Department of Liquor
Control, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai'i.
December 3, 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.
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