STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1141-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2545

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2545, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING LIQUOR,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend the law on intoxicating liquor by, among other things:

(1) Restricting liquor consumption on unlicensed bring-your-own-beverage (BYOB) premises to 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight;

(2) Establishing a class 17 liquor license for BYOB establishments operating after 12:00 midnight until 2:00 a.m.;

(3) Increasing the 10,000-barrel limit on class 14 brewpub licensee on-premises liquor manufacturing to 30,000 barrels;

(4) Allowing a patron to remove from licensed BYOB premises, any portion of wine brought onto the premises by the patron; and

(5) Requiring licensed BYOB establishments to maintain liquor liability insurance coverage.

     Maui Brewing Co. and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Administrators of the liquor departments for the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, and the City and County of Honolulu opposed this measure.  Numerous concerned individuals provided comments.

     Your Committees have amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting all provisions relating to BYOB establishments; and

(2) Allowing class 14 brewpub licensees to:

(A) Directly sell liquor manufactured on the premises to other brewpub licensees and to consumers; and

(B) Conduct activities at one location other than the licensee's premises, so long as the manufacturing takes place in Hawaii and the other location is properly licensed under the same ownership.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2545, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2545, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary,

____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair

____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair