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
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Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai snows Maui News with nonexistent ‘policy’
In case you missed it, over the last two months the Maui County Liquor Commission has changed a lot of their rules for governing the sale of alcohol. According to two Maui News stories in the last couple of days, the LC is now allowing stores and hotels to sell booze 24 hours a day, removed the cap on the number of hostess bars in the county (it was 12) and are now allowing the … [Read more...] about Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai snows Maui News with nonexistent ‘policy’
MauiTime 2016 Year In Review
Even without the election of Republican Donald Trump to be President of the United States, this was a monstrous year. We’ve had to deal with job losses, outrageous giveaways to big business and just a general slide away from democratic protections and open government assurances. We like to think of Hawaii (and Maui especially) as existing outside the world’s troubles, but it’s … [Read more...] about MauiTime 2016 Year In Review
Liquor Control goes after Maui Arts and Cultural Center over Thunder From Down Under show in June
The Maui County Department of Liquor Control has been known to get butthurt over the dumbest things, but this takes the cake. The department just posted the agenda for the upcoming Liquor Control Adjudication Board hearing on Jan. 5, 2017, and it has just one item, dealing with two counts pertaining to the Thunder From Down Under show at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center … [Read more...] about Liquor Control goes after Maui Arts and Cultural Center over Thunder From Down Under show in June
‘Drunk With Power’ – An open letter to new Maui County Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai
LC Director Glenn Mukai, Bet you never thought we’d say this, but we’re actually missing Frank Silva right now. Sure, there was definitely a gangster vibe about how your predecessor ran the Maui County Department of Liquor Control (a job he held for 22 years), but he also had a sense of class about him. Make no mistake–Silva was a tough guy. He sent his investigators after … [Read more...] about ‘Drunk With Power’ – An open letter to new Maui County Liquor Control Director Glenn Mukai