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HI Rev Stat § 281-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-2 Excepted articles; penalty.

 §281-2 Excepted articles; penalty. The articles enumerated in this section shall not, after having been manufactured and prepared for the market, be subject to this chapter if they correspond with the following descriptions and limitations, namely:  (1) Denatured alcohol or denatured rum produced and used as provided by laws and regulations now or hereinafter in force;  (2) Medicinal preparations manufactured in accordance with formulas prescribed by The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America or The National Formulary that are unfit for use for beverage purposes;  (3) Patented, patent and proprietary medicines that are unfit for use for beverage purposes;  (4) Toilet, medicinal, and antiseptic preparations and solutions, that are unfit for use for beverage purposes;  (5) Flavoring extracts and syrups that are unfit for use as a beverage or for intoxicating beverage purposes;  (6) Vinegar and preserved sweet cider;  (7) A food which is a confectionery and contains alcohol of five per cent or less by weight.  Any person who manufactures any of the articles mentioned in this section may purchase and possess alcohol for that purpose, but the person shall not sell, use, or dispose of any alcohol otherwise than as an ingredient of the articles authorized to be manufactured therefrom. No more alcohol shall be used in the manufacture of any extract, syrup, or article named in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this section which may be used for beverage purposes than the quantity necessary for extraction or solution of the elements contained therein and for the preservation thereof.  Any person who knowingly sells any of the articles mentioned in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section for beverage purposes or any extract or syrup for intoxicating beverage purposes or who sells any of the same under circumstances from which the seller might reasonably deduce the intention of the purchaser to use them for such purposes shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in section 281-102.  Whenever it is believed that any article mentioned in this section does not correspond with the descriptions and limitations herein provided, the liquor commission or any inspector or any prosecuting officer may cause an analysis thereof to be made, and if, upon such analysis, it is found that the article does not so correspond, the person who manufactures or sells the same may be prosecuted as a manufacturer or seller of liquor contrary to this chapter. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §74; RL 1935, §2642; RL 1945, §7294; RL 1955, §159-2; HRS §281-2; am L 1972, c 177, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 402, §4] Cross References  Sale of confectionery with alcohol to minor, see §328-6.
HI Rev Stat § 281-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-3 Illegal manufacture, importation, or sale of liquor.

  §281-3 Illegal manufacture, importation, or sale of liquor. It shall be unlawful for any person not having a valid license to manufacture or sell any liquor except as otherwise provided in this chapter; provided that the head of any family may produce for family use and not for sale an amount of wine not exceeding two hundred gallons a year, and an amount of beer not exceeding one hundred gallons a year.  It shall also be unlawful for any person, not having a valid wholesale license or a valid manufacturer's (including rectifier's) license, to import any liquor from without the State, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Liquor imported into this State shall come to rest at the warehouse of the manufacturer (including rectifier) or the wholesaler importing the liquor, shall be unloaded into such warehouse, and shall be held in such warehouse for at least forty-eight hours before further sale by such manufacturer (including rectifier) or wholesaler.  It shall also be unlawful for any person to label, designate, or sell any liquor using the word "Hawaii", "Hawaiian", "Aloha State", "50th State", "Kauai", "Maui", "Oahu", or "Honolulu" unless such liquor is wholly or partially manufactured in the State, and all of the primary ingredients are wholly rectified or combined in the State of Hawaii in compliance with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau standards.  A license shall constitute authority for the licensee to sell only the liquor thereby authorized to be sold by the licensee. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §2; RL 1935, §2571; am L 1935, c 105, §2; am L 1937, c 211, §3; RL 1945, §7222; am L 1951, c 223, §1(2); RL 1955, §159-3; am L 1963, c 50, §1; HRS §281-3; am L 1972, c 95, §1; am L 1980, c 57, §1 and c 199, §1; am L 1981, c 182, §2; am L 1982, c 76, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 344, §12; am L 1987, c 141, §1; am L 1990, c 171, §2; am L 2009, c 184, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 281-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-5 Powdered alcohol.

  §281-5 Powdered alcohol. (a) No person shall consume, purchase, possess, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise distribute powdered alcohol in the State.  (b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in section 281-102.  (c) As used in this section, "powdered alcohol" means a powdered or crystalline substance that contains any amount of alcohol for either direct use or reconstitution.  (d) This section does not apply to the use of powdered alcohol for legal commercial uses or bona fide research purposes by:  (1) A health care provider who uses powdered alcohol for the purpose of conducting scientific research;  (2) A state institution;   (3) The University of Hawaii, or other accredited educational or research institution; or  (4) A pharmaceutical or biotechnology company. [L 2015, c 186, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 281-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-11 County liquor commissions and liquor control adjudication boards; qualifications; compensation.

  §281-11 County liquor commissions and liquor control adjudication boards; qualifications; compensation. (a) A liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board, consisting of not less than five members, no more than the minimum required for a quorum of whom shall belong to the same political party at the time of appointment, may be created for each of the counties. The elected executive head of each county may nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the legislative body of the county, shall appoint the members of the commissions and boards. The elected executive head of each county, by and with the advice and consent of the legislative body of the county, may remove from office any of the members. The commission or board shall designate one of its members as chairperson. Each member shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have resided in the county for which appointed for at least three years immediately preceding the date of the member's appointment.  (b) Upon the expiration of the term of each commissioner or board member, the commissioner's or board member's successor shall be appointed for a term to expire five years from the date of the expiration of the preceding term.  The tenure in office of every commissioner or board member shall be for the terms provided and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.  Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. No person shall be a member of any commission or board who is or becomes engaged, or is directly or indirectly interested in any business for the manufacture or sale of liquor or who advocates or is or becomes a member of, or is identified or connected with, any organization or association which advocates prohibition, or who is an elected officer of the state or county government or who presents oneself as a candidate for election to any public office during the term of the person's appointment hereunder. This provision shall be enforced by the elected executive head of the county by the removal of the disqualified member whenever such disqualifications shall appear.  (c) The amount of compensation and reasonable expenses for travel and other costs necessarily incident to the discharge of the members' duties shall be established by each county. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §3; RL 1935, §2572; am L 1935, c 105, §3; am L 1937, c 211, §4; am L Sp 1941, c 79, § §1, 2; RL 1945, §7223; RL 1955, §159-10; am L 1963, c 172, §2(b); am L 1967, c 127, §1; HRS §281-11; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 383, §2; gen ch 1992; am L 1998, c 249, §2; am L 2006, c 48, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 281-11.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-11.5 Liquor commission and board attorney.

 §281-11.5 Liquor commission and board attorney. The liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board may hire attorneys to assist it in carrying out its administrative functions under this chapter. The assistance may include providing legal advice and prosecuting and defending legal claims under this chapter or arising in connection with this chapter. [L 1988, c 383, §1; am L 1990, c 171, §3; am L 1998, c 249, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 281-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-12 Commission and board office.

 §281-12 Commission and board office. The council of each county shall furnish the liquor commission and the liquor control adjudication board of the county suitable quarters for its meetings, the transaction of its business, and the keeping of its records. The office of the commission and board shall at all times be open for the transaction of its business during its prescribed business hours. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §4; RL 1935, §2573; RL 1945, §7224; RL 1955, §159-11; HRS §281-12; am L 1998, c 249, §4] Cross References  Office hours, see §78-1.6.
HI Rev Stat § 281-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-13 Meetings.

 §281-13 Meetings. Meetings of the liquor commission or the liquor control adjudication board may be held at any time and as often from time to time as the commission or board deems necessary for the proper transaction of its business, upon call of the chairperson or by any other two members of the commission or board. The administrator shall give notice of the meetings as the commission or board may prescribe to the several members, and give any other notice thereof directed by the commission or board.  A majority of all the members of the commission or board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but the affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members shall be necessary to determine any matter before it. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §5; RL 1935, §2574; RL 1945, §7225; am L 1951, c 223, §1(3); RL 1955, §159-12; HRS §281-13; am L 1990, c 171, §4; gen ch 1992; am L 1998, c 249, §5] Cross References  Meetings and records of public agencies, requirements concerning, see chapter 92.
HI Rev Stat § 281-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-14 Records.

 §281-14 Records. The liquor commission and liquor control adjudication board shall ensure that complete records are kept of all commission and board meetings, proceedings, and acts with reference to all business pertaining to licenses issued, suspended, and revoked, moneys received as license fees and otherwise, and disbursements by the commission or board or under its authority. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, these records shall be open for examination by the public. The records may be destroyed as provided in section 46-43. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §6; RL 1935, §2575; am L Sp 1941, c 89, §1(a); RL 1945, §7226; RL 1955, §159-13; HRS §281-14; am L 1976, c 55, §1; am L 1990, c 171, §5; am L 1998, c 249, §6] Cross References  Meetings and records of public agencies, requirements concerning, see chapter 92.
HI Rev Stat § 281-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-15 Reports, accounts, audit.

 §281-15 Reports, accounts, audit. On or before September 30 of each year the chairperson of the liquor commission shall submit to the elected executive head of the county a full report upon the business and operations of the commission during the preceding year, which year shall be coterminous with the fiscal year of the county, with such other matters of information and comment as the elected executive head may deem appropriate. The elected executive head shall furnish copies thereof to the legislative body of the county and to the fiscal officer of the county.  The accounts of the commissions for the several counties shall be regularly examined by the fiscal officer who shall report thereon in writing to the legislative body of the several counties. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §7; RL 1935, §2576; RL 1945, §7227; RL 1955, §159-14; am L 1963, c 172, §2(c); am L 1967, c 171, §1; HRS §281-15; gen ch 1993]
HI Rev Stat § 281-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-16 County liquor commission and liquor control adjudication board funds; disposition of realization; payment of expenses.

 §281-16 County liquor commission and liquor control adjudication board funds; disposition of realization; payment of expenses. All fees and other moneys collected or received by each liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board under this chapter shall be paid not less than weekly into the general fund of the respective county or a special fund as provided by ordinance. All expenses of the commission or board, including any expenses and compensation of its members and expenses and salaries of its subordinates, shall be paid in the manner provided by ordinance. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §19; RL 1935, §2588; am L 1937, c 211, §11; RL 1945, §7240; RL 1955, §159-15; am L 1959, c 265, §9(d); am L 1963, c 78, §1 and c 172, §2(d); HRS §281-16; am L 1981, c 108, §1; am L 1998, c 249, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 281-17.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-17.5 Fees; justified, method of change, limitation.

 §281-17.5 Fees; justified, method of change, limitation. (a) Any liquor license fee or any increase in an existing liquor license fee sought to be implemented by any commission shall have, as its justification, a direct and proportionate relationship to costs and expenses of the commission in its control, supervision, or regulation of the manufacture, importation, and sale of liquors, or otherwise directly relate to actual costs and expenses of administration of the commission as is set forth in this chapter.  (b) Any such liquor license fees or any moneys collected or received by any liquor commission under this chapter may only be used for costs and expenses directly relating to operational and administrative costs actually incurred by the liquor commission collecting or receiving such liquor license fees or moneys. Such fees or moneys shall not be used for any costs or expenses other than those directly relating to its operation and administration, except as otherwise provided by law.  (c) Any increase in the liquor license fee structure shall only be initiated by the liquor commission seeking the change with the approval of the county's legislative body and mayor.  (d) Any liquor commission seeking a change in liquor license fee structure shall notify all licensees under this chapter affected by the change of the proposed change and shall notify each such licensee of the outcome and resolution of the change.  (e) Any liquor commission which currently receives a license fee from a licensee in excess of the amount prescribed by this section shall immediately revise its liquor license fee structure to conform with the requirements of this section. Any funds in excess of twenty per cent of the commission's current budget shall be returned or credited annually to existing licensees. [L 1980, c 304, §2; am L 1987, c 252, §2; am L 1996, c 96, §1; am L 1997, c 5, §1; am L 2008, c 168, §3] Attorney General Opinions  Term "funds" in subsection (e) synonymous with "fees". Att. Gen. Op. 92-02.
HI Rev Stat § 281-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-18 REPEALED.

 §281-18 REPEALED. L 1979, c 192, §1.
HI Rev Stat § 281-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-19 Hearings, attendance, examinations.

 §281-19 Hearings, attendance, examinations. If any person subpoenaed as a witness to attend before the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board, or to produce any books, papers, or records called for by the process of the commission or board, fails or refuses to respond thereto, or refuses to answer questions propounded by any member of the commission or board or its counsel material to the matter pending before the commission or board, the circuit court of the circuit within which the licensed premises involved are situated, upon request of the commission or board, shall have power to compel obedience to any process of the commission or board and require the witness to answer questions put to the witness, and to punish, as a contempt of the court, any refusal to comply therewith without good cause shown therefor.  False swearing by any witness before the commission or board, shall constitute perjury and be punished as such, and whenever the commission or board is satisfied that a witness has sworn falsely in any hearing or investigation before the commission or board, it shall report the same to the prosecuting officer for prosecution. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §9; RL 1935, §2578; RL 1945, §7229; RL 1955, §159-18; HRS §281-19; gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 249, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 281-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-20 General right of inspection.

 §281-20 General right of inspection. Any investigator may, at all times, without notice and without any search warrant or other legal process, visit and have immediate access to every part of the premises of every licensee for the purpose of making any examination or inspection thereof or inquiry into the books and records therein, to ascertain whether all of the conditions of the license and all provisions of this chapter and chapter 244D are being complied with by the licensee. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §10; RL 1935, §2579; RL 1945, §7230; RL 1955, §159-19; HRS §281-20; am L 1986, c 344, §14; am L 1990, c 171, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 281-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-21 Service of subpoenas by investigators, police officers, or other law enforcement officers; witnesses' fees.

 §281-21 Service of subpoenas by investigators, police officers, or other law enforcement officers; witnesses' fees. [(a)] Any investigator, police officer, or other law enforcement officer may serve any subpoena issued by the liquor commission, liquor control adjudication board, or administrator.  [(b)] Every witness attending or testifying at any hearing of the commission or board in response to a subpoena issued by it or the administrator shall be paid as provided for in section 621-7. If a witness is subpoenaed by direction of the commission, board, or administrator, the witness' fees shall be paid out of any funds which may be set aside for the expenses of the commission or board and, if the witness is subpoenaed on behalf of any interested party, the witness' fees shall be paid by that party. [L 1941, c 105, §1; RL 1945, §7231; RL 1955, §159-20; am L 1967, c 104, §1; HRS §281-21; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c 171, §8; am L 1998, c 249, §10; am L 2008, c 168, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 281-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-22 Political activities of commission employees.

  §281-22 Political activities of commission employees. (a) A commission employee may support, advocate, or aid in the election or defeat of any candidate for public office, or run for public office; provided the employee:  (1) Notifies the commission in writing of the employee's intent to support, advocate, or aid in the election or defeat of a candidate for public office; and  (2) If a candidate for public office, takes a leave of absence in accordance with section 78-23 for a period beginning prior to the initiation of political activities related to the candidacy and ending the day following the general election for the office.  (b) Notwithstanding chapter 11 or any other law to the contrary, no commission employee shall solicit or receive contributions, or receive or transfer money or anything of value from a licensee for the purpose of supporting, advocating, or aiding in the election or defeat of a candidate for public office. Violation of this subsection shall be:  (1) Punishable by summary dismissal of the employee; and  (2) Subject to fines in accordance with section 11-410. [L 2002, c 111, §1; am L 2009, c 184, §5; am L 2010, c 211, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 281-32.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-32.3 REPEALED.

 §281-32.3 REPEALED. L 2008, c 168, §18.
HI Rev Stat § 281-32.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-32.5 Permits for trade shows or other exhibitions.

 §281-32.5 Permits for trade shows or other exhibitions. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any trade exhibitor, trade organization or other exhibitor shall apply to the liquor commission or agency administrator for the issuance of a permit, without hearings, fees, notarizing of documents, submission of floor plans, and other requirements, to receive liquor from within or outside the State for display and sampling on a not-for-sale basis at trade exhibitions, shows or other exhibitions, subject to such terms and conditions as may be set by the commission. [L 1979, c 37, §1; am L 1990, c 171, §11; am L 1991, c 236, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 281-33 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-33 Special powers, privileges, and rights.

 §281-33 Special powers, privileges, and rights. The following special powers, privileges, and rights are hereby granted, anything in this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding:  (1) Any person arriving in the State may bring with the person for private use and consumption and not for resale, any liquor not exceeding one gallon, and two cases of beer not exceeding six gallons without securing a license;  (2) Any religious organization may import or receive into the State sacramental wine for use in the religious rites of the religious organization without securing a license;  (3) Any consul general, consul, or vice-consul of any foreign country may import or receive into the State, for private use and consumption, any liquor without securing a license. [L 1939, c 205, pt of §1; RL 1945, §7234; RL 1955, §159-32; HRS §281-33; am L 1978, c 27, §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 281-33.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 16. Intoxicating Liquor|281. Intoxicating Liquor|281-33.5 REPEALED.

  §281-33.5 REPEALED. L 2006, c 227, §3.