Singleton v. Liquor Commission

Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

We hold that (1) the State of Hawai'i (State or the State) and the County of Ha-wai'i (County or the County) governments fall within the definition of “owner of record” in Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 281-59 (Supp.2005) 1 as property owners of real estate, (2) State and County entities are owners in regard to the notice and protest requirements set forth in HRS §§ 281-57 (Supp.2005) 2 and 281-59, (3) Appellee Big Island Restaurant Group, Inc., doing business as Paparazzi (Applicant) complied with the notice requirements of HRS § 281-57 related to its…