E & J Lounge Operating Co. v. Liquor Commission of Honolulu

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, J.

This secondary appeal by Appellant>-Ap-pellee/ Cross-Appellee E & J Lounge Operating Company, Inc. (E & J) from the denial of a liquor dispenser general license (liquor license) raises two issues: (1) whether Appel-lee-Appellant/Cross-Appellee Liquor Commission of the City and County of Honolulu (the Commission) was required to hold a “contested case” hearing in accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 91 before deciding whether to approve or deny E & J’s application for a liquor license, and (2) whether the Circuit Court of the First Circuit…