Maui County Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai strained a smile on Monday as he sat through a presentation of findings from a scathing performance audit of the Department of Liquor Control conducted by Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, a third-party consulting firm commissioned by the Maui County Council. Mukai, described in the audit as being allowed to operate his department … [Read more...] about Scathing liquor control audit presented to PEA Committee, referred to new council
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Scathing third-party audit of Maui County Liquor Control sheds light on dysfunctional, mismanaged, and inefficient department
Maui County’s Department of Liquor Control is plagued by a multitude of shortcomings and failures in its oversight, fulfillment of responsibilities, staffing, licensing processes, and enforcement policies, a recently released performance audit finds. The third-party report by California-based consulting firm Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, was commissioned in February … [Read more...] about Scathing third-party audit of Maui County Liquor Control sheds light on dysfunctional, mismanaged, and inefficient department
LC knows what you did last Halloween
So, you know that guy in the corner of the bar last Halloween with the spot-on buzzkill costume who stayed in character all night? Well, it turns out that wasn’t a costume – that was Liquor Control! And they were there to make sure that Front Street Halloween shenanigans followed the rules. By 11pm, while the kids from Stranger Things still staggered around Front Street … [Read more...] about LC knows what you did last Halloween
Help control Maui’s Liquor Control
Attention all drinkers, drink vendors, dancers, bar goers, bar owners, merkin (look it up) wearers and fans of government accountability: An open forum will be held on Tuesday, Jun. 26 as part of a performance audit of the County of Maui Department of Liquor Control. Liquor licensees and interested members of the public are invited to attend and provide comments on the … [Read more...] about Help control Maui’s Liquor Control
Maui County Liquor Commission to hold special meeting on petition to repeal new 24-hour liquor sale rule
The Maui County Liquor Commission's decision back in March to legalize liquor sales at retail stores and hotels 24 hours a day is one of those bizarre actions that seems to characterize the LC. Were grocery stores really clamoring to sell beer at 4am? Was the LC give enough notice to the public ahead of time about their proposed rule changes? And did the commission really think … [Read more...] about Maui County Liquor Commission to hold special meeting on petition to repeal new 24-hour liquor sale rule