The Latest Liquor License Victim - HNL RCC
Jul 7, 2012, 4:23 am
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Jul 7, 2012, 8:08 am
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While I can understand the delays with respect to construction, I think the whole "it's Hawaii, and you don't understand how we work" idea/mantra repeated above regarding the liquor license is a bunch of nonsense. The station manager probably forgot to fill in the renewal paperwork, or there's some unrelated violation with the City & County that's preventing them from renewing (maybe delinquency in taxes or some other failure to jump through the same red tape found with any other bureaucracy). My guess is that it's something more than the station manager giving a liquor commissioner stink eye on his/her last visit to the club or the failure of the station manager to slip a commissioner a $20 or a GPU.
Here's the info sheet that went out with all liquor license renewal apps this year: http://www1.honolulu.gov/liq/licensi...nstruction.pdf
Here's the info sheet that went out with all liquor license renewal apps this year: http://www1.honolulu.gov/liq/licensi...nstruction.pdf
Thank you. Much more informative than
Jul 7, 2012, 8:23 am
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Merely responding to another poster's dig on an airline that no longer exists.
Jul 7, 2012, 8:20 pm
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I hate to tell you for all you folks who don't live in Hawaii that it is different here. They probably had issues that couldn't be overcome that wouldn't be a problem on the mainland. Sorry for the reality check - just different here.
If you really need a drink - go to the place next to Quizno's.
If you really need a drink - go to the place next to Quizno's.
Plenty of states have arcane liquor issues. It took AS quite awhile to get its license transferred from T3 to T6 at LAX, and we have some of the more "sane" liquor laws.
Jul 7, 2012, 9:08 pm
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Oh the irony
First there is...
And then the post gets merged into a two-year old thread about the RCC losing its license.
Yeah, CO really sucks. Facts do too.
Yeah, CO really sucks. Facts do too.
Jul 7, 2012, 9:15 pm
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Jul 7, 2012, 9:15 pm
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It falls squarely in the hands of the HNL station manager. Who is he/she. The one from CO or the one from UA? That's who's fault it is.
That may be true. However the "RED CARPET CLUB" in HNL has had its license for what? 20-30 YEARS!!! It's not "Hawaii". It's COdbaUA
That may be true. However the "RED CARPET CLUB" in HNL has had its license for what? 20-30 YEARS!!! It's not "Hawaii". It's COdbaUA
I guess since some are keeping score....they'll need their Tulip stamp for this square. The UA Mgr is running the show, and the CO guy went back to the mainland. Does it matter? Is this really productive? Does this qualify for a "PMUA Epic Fail"?
Last edited by xzh445; Jul 7, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Jul 10, 2012, 11:54 pm
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First Free RCC
Biggest thing I remember, it was the first no charge RCC before well drinks became free. Now they have nothing. Still odd how UA has such a presence there, they can sort it out. Seems on the surface, there's more to the issue at hand.
Jul 11, 2012, 3:20 am
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I spoke with one of the bartenders, when I was there last week (I got in with a gatepass, I wasn't traveling that day, woohoo).
She had no idea why they let their license lapse, but she did say that it expired 6/30 and they are trying hard to get it back. She also said that many members were really disappointed that a published service of a paid club membership was not being provided.
The bartender said she was not allowed to serve drinks, but members could serve themselves if they wanted something to drink. Notice the lack of top shelf spirits in the background of the first picture.
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She had no idea why they let their license lapse, but she did say that it expired 6/30 and they are trying hard to get it back. She also said that many members were really disappointed that a published service of a paid club membership was not being provided.
The bartender said she was not allowed to serve drinks, but members could serve themselves if they wanted something to drink. Notice the lack of top shelf spirits in the background of the first picture.
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