The Hawai’i County Liquor Commission has announced its next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Hilo Meeting Room at the Department of Liquor Control, located in the Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230, Hilo, Hawai’i.

Public Participation

Community members are encouraged to participate in person or by submitting written testimony via email, fax, mail, or walk-in delivery. To ensure inclusion in the meeting records, written testimonies must be received by 12:00 noon on January 8, 2025.

• Email: cohdlc@hawaiicounty.gov
• Fax: (808) 961-8684
• Mail/Walk-in Address:
  Department of Liquor Control
  101 Aupuni Street, Unit 230
  Hilo, HI 96720

Each submission should indicate the relevant agenda item, and separate testimony must be provided for each item. All testimony will become part of the permanent public record.

Key Agenda Items

The commission will address several applications, including:

Public Hearings

• Island Bar and Grill by Trader Vic’s (Hotel Management Partners, LLC)
  • Request: Original Hotel liquor license
  • Location: 75-5739 Ali’i Drive, Kailua-Kona

Preliminary Hearings

1. Da Coco Shack (A to Z Owners LLC)
   • Request: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1
   • Location: 76-6246 Ali’i Drive, #102, Kailua-Kona
2. SIPS Café and Bar and The Shops at SIPS (Gambill Enterprises LLC)
   • Requests:
     • Café: Original Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1
     • Shops: Original Retail General liquor license
   • Location: 68-1820 Waikoloa Road, Unit J103, Waikoloa
3. TBD (Akatsuki International Corporation)
   • Request: Transfer of Restaurant General liquor license, Category B1, from Keei Café
   • Location: 79-7511 Hawai’i Belt Road, Kealakekua
4. Mohala’s Bay Front Fish and Chips (Mo’s Fish and Chips LLC)
   • Request: License changes to General from Beer and Wine and Category B1 from A
   • Location: 50 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo

Future Meetings

• February 6, 2025: Kona Meeting Room, Kailua-Kona
• March 6, 2025: Hilo Meeting Room, Hilo

Accessibility

The Department of Liquor Control is committed to providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids or services should be made as early as possible by calling (808) 961-8218 or emailing cohdlc@hawaiicounty.gov.

For more details or questions about applications and procedures for protesting a liquor license, contact the Department of Liquor Control at (808) 961-8218.