Honolulu Liquor Commission

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New Liquor License Applications Queue as of June 2026

Investigator AssignedTotal Applications Assigned# of Applications Started# of Applications NOT StartedList of Applications
LS/CI12111List
LI230426List
LI333429List
LI4 (Training)110List
LI531328List

Applications/Requests

Month of September, 2026

Monthly stats of new and pending liquor license applications and requests received by the Honolulu Liquor Commission.

INTAKE
0
FILED
0
INVESTIGATION
0

Preliminary review of applications and requests received by HLC, preparing for official filing and addressing deficiencies.  

Previous Month: 157 Intake

Applications and requests have been accepted/filed by the HLC Administrator for processing.  

Previous Month:  120 Filed

Applications and requests filed by the Administrator and assigned for investigation.

Previous Month:  334 Investigation

COMPLETED INVESTIGATION
0

Applications and requests that have been assigned to the Licensing Investigation section and completed the investigative process.  

Previous Month: 88 Completed Investigation

PENDING COMPLETION
0

Applications and requests completed the investigative process or administrative review, PENDING COMPLETION of remaining requirements.

Previous Month: 240 Pending Completion

COMPLETED/CLOSED
0

Applications and requests have COMPLETED all requirements, and the application or request has been CLOSED.

Previous Month:  194 Completed/Closed

Additional “At-a-Glance” Agency Statistics

Month of September 2026

Liquor Licenses

Total Active Permanent Licenses
0
New Permanent
0
New Stand-Alone Temp
0
Special (For- / Non-) Profit

Employee Registration Cards

Liquor Cards Issued
0

Server Training

Number of Sessions
0
Passed
0
Failed
0

Permits

(Direct Wine, Sampling, and Tradeshow)

Permits
0

Request for Government Records (UIPA)

UIPA Requests
0

Enforcement Section

Licensed Premises Inspected
0
Complaints Investigated
0
NOV's Issued
0
Warnings
0

Auditing Section

Full Audit
2
Pre-Audit
9
Inspections
2
Completed Pre-Audits
8
Warnings and NOV's
7
Full Audit
0
Pre-Audit
0
Inspections
0
NOV's Issued
0
Warnings
0

Hearings Section

Public Meetings
0
New Applications
0
Adjudication Hearings
10
Decision & Orders
0

Hearings Section

Hearings
0
New Applications
0
Adjudications
0
D&O
0

FISCAL YEAR 2027

(JULY 2026 TO JUNE 2027)

Annual Report

FY2027 (July 2026 to June 2027)

FISCAL YEAR 2026

(JULY 2025 TO JUNE 2026)

Annual Report

FY2026 (July 2025 to June 2026)

FISCAL YEAR 2025

(JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025)

ANNUAL REPORT

FY2025 (July 2024 to June 2025)

FISCAL YEAR 2024

(JULY 2023 TO JUNE 2024)

Complaints Received

Monthly map of complaints received by the Honolulu Liquor Commission, updated monthly (2nd Wednesday).

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FY2024 1st Quarter (July to September 2023)

COMPLAINT TYPE
July
Aug
Sept
Disturbance (e.g., noise, entertainment, etc.)
6
  
Illegal Activity
4
  
Minor (sale/service to minors)
2
  
Other 
1
  
TOTAL
13
  

 

STATUS OF COMPLAINT
July
Aug
Sept
Cancelled
0
  
Not Sustained
3
  
Pending
6
  
Referred (to another agency)
3
  
Sustained (Violation)
0
  
Record
1
  

 

FY2023 4th Quarter (April to June 2023)

COMPLAINT TYPE
April
May
June
After hours
2
  
Disturbance (e.g., noise, entertainment, etc.)
20
16
12
Health
 
1
 
Illegal Activity 
1
1
2
Licensing
 
2
 
Minor (sale/service to minors)
2
 
2
Overservice
1
1
1
Unlicensed
3
 
3
Unregistered employee
1
  
Other
2
1
3
TOTAL
32
22
23

 

 

STATUS OF COMPLAINT
April
May
June
Cancelled
1
  
Not Sustained
21
16
16
Pending
3
 
3
Referred (to another agency)
3
1
4
Sustained (Violation)
4
5
 

 

 

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