"Dog3" <dognospam@adjfkdla;not> wrote in message
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> "kilikini" > seeing her/his name in stars
> wrote :
>
> >
> > Michael, don't come to Hawaii! A law was recently passed that you may
> > not smoke in any public place that serves food. So, if you're just a
> > bar with no food, fine. If you even serve sandwiches, there is no
> > smoking allowed.
> >
> > kili
>
> I wonder how many bars are hurting over there and I wonder how many have
> stopped serving food. From what I understand, liquor is the main profit
> maker in that type of industry.
>
> Michael
>
> --
> Deathbed statement...
>
> "Codeine . . . bourbon."
> ~~Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d. December 12, 1968


Actually, if your liquor license in Maui County says that you serve food,
you *have* to serve food. There are a few different licenses here (it
varies from county to county) but here in Maui County, I believe there are
only 11 liquor licenses available on island for those who *only* serve
alcohol. There are more licenses available for establishments that serve
both food and alcohol. I think there are about 15 cabaret licenses and only
about 15 liquor licenses for commercial boats. It's really rigid here.
Our liquor commission has more control over the law than the police do. To
work in any establishment that serves alcohol, you must study for and pass
the lengthy liquor test to get your manager's card. This is a requirement
for waitresses, bussers, hostesses and bartenders. If you, as a manager's
card holder gets more than three strikes against your card in your lifetime,
you will never be allowed to work in a bar or restaurant in Maui County
again for life. I've already got one strike because a patron got a DUI and
it was traced to my shift. The bar was fined $2000 and got one strike
against their permanent liquor license and I got one strike against my
manager's card. That's why I refuse to go back to bartending. Way, way too
stressful here. Liquor commission just pops in on your shift, sits down,
and studies the patrons to trap you. Meanwhile, you, as the server, get
stressed out.

kili