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COVID-19 Precautionary Measures

• Liquor Establishments face 24-hour closures for failing to comply with Public Health Emergency Rules to limited spread of COVID-19
• Public Health Emergency Rules
• Liquor Commission Emergency Rules, of the LC May 13, 2020 meeting, per Governor's Order 20-04
• Clarification by the Liquor Commission at its June 10, 2020 Meeting
• Section 08-101-25, Hours for sale, service, and consumption of liquor in licensed premises, Rules of the Liquor Commission, County of Maui

To encourage social distancing, we are encouraging our customers to email us at liquor@mauicounty.gov

Face-to-face appointments are suspended until further notice. Customers may drop off or mail their applications, etc. to the department (2145 Kaohu Street, Room 105, Wailuku, Hawaii 96793).

If you do visit us in person, we ask all visitors for their continued cooperation and to please:

• wear a face mask or other cloth face covering
• maintain a six-foot distance apart from others, and 
• use hand sanitizers that have been made available

For more information, please call the Department of Liquor Control at 243-7753.

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Overview

Mission
Our mission is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public by regulating and controlling the liquor industry in the importation, manufacture, sale and service of alcoholic beverages.

The Department of Liquor Control is responsible for the regulation and control of the importation, manufacture, sale, and service of alcoholic beverages by providing services in liquor license and permit applications, licensees' education, site inspections, and enforcement of liquor laws and rules.

Goals
The Department of Liquor Control strives to:

• Enforce the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Rules of the Liquor Commission, County of Maui
• Promote liquor control through alcohol education and to achieve voluntary compliance with liquor laws and rules by licensees
• Control the conditions associated with the importation, manufacture, sale, and service of alcoholic beverages through a fair and efficient licensing and permit process
• Provide the necessary staff and services to the Liquor Commission and Liquor Control Adjudication Board to carry out their responsibilities as set forth within the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Charter of the County of Maui.

News / Announcements

• Liquor Commission Emergency Rules, of the LC May 13, 2020 meeting, per Governor's Order 20-04
• Clarification by the Liquor Commission at its June 10, 2020 Meeting
• Section 08-101-25, Hours for sale, service, and consumption of liquor in licensed premises, Rules of the Liquor Commission, County of Maui
• Be Aware Poster (rev. 08/19)
• Driving After Drinking Prohibited Under Age 21 (rev. 4/09)
• Discontinuing Acceptance of Ink and Roll Fingerprint Cards
• Fingerprinting Procedures Opens a New Window.
• FBI Fee Change for Fingerprints Opens a New Window.
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• State Legislature Opens a New Window.
• Amendments to Chapters 101 and 102 of the Rules of the Liquor Commission effective August 2019

Information

• Liquor Control Forms

Disclaimer

Information is provided on this site on an as is and as available basis. The information is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change on a regular basis, without notice.

The Department is not providing legal advice by providing the information. While every effort is made to provide useful information, the Department does not warrant the information to be authoritative, complete, final, factual, timely or accurate.

The availability of and/or the information does not constitute endorsement of the content of the information. If you feel that the information obtained is inaccurate or offensive, the Department suggests that you contact the original producer or distributor of that information.

The Department shall not be liable for any damages resulting from errors, omissions, or information provided, and disclaim any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, in the application of any of the contents of this site.

Users are cautioned that any conclusions which they may draw from information obtained from this site are their own and not to be attributed to the Department of Liquor Control, County of Maui.