It’s been a couple of weeks since the third-party audit of the Maui County Department of Liquor Control was released, and at 104 pages long, it’s a keg of a report. While there’s yet to be a moment of reckoning or serious response from the department, commission, or political leadership, what’s clear is that this is a department that has gone over-served on power for … [Read more...] about Department of Liquor Control Audit: By the numbers
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Scathing liquor control audit presented to PEA Committee, referred to new council
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
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
An Open Letter To Honolulu Division FBI Special Agent In Charge Vida Bottom Concerning The Lawsuit by Former LC Inspector Justin Dobbs Against The County of Maui
Ms. Bottom, You’ve been running the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Honolulu Division for five months now, which I can only imagine is quite a change from your previous postings in Washington, DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. But I see from the May 21 FBI press release announcing your new assignment that your most recent job was chief of the Public … [Read more...] about An Open Letter To Honolulu Division FBI Special Agent In Charge Vida Bottom Concerning The Lawsuit by Former LC Inspector Justin Dobbs Against The County of Maui