STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1902-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

RE:   S.B. No. 2612

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2612, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Allow social clubs granted federal tax-exempt status to sell wine from the social club's inventory to club members for off-premises consumption;

     (2)  Waive certain application requirements for the issuance of class 10 special licenses; and

     (3)  Enable class 10 special licensees to auction off liquor in sealed or covered containers or services that provide liquor at fundraising events.  

The Mayor of the County of Maui, Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu, Maui Chamber of Commerce, Maui Country Club, The Pacific Club, Paradise of the Pacific Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America, and a few concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.    

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2612, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair