HRS §281-94
License fee is lost if the license is revoked or canceled
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If the county or state liquor board takes away or cancels your liquor license, the fee you paid for it is forfeited to the county. You do not get any part of the fee back, even if some time remains on the license.
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The statute, as written — Forfeiture of fee paid
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
If any license is revoked or canceled by the liquor commission or liquor control adjudication board, the fee paid for the license or any unexpended portion thereof shall be forfeited to the county. [L Sp 1933, c 40, §57; RL 1935, §2626; RL 1945, §7278; RL 1955, §159-93; HRS §281-94; am L 1998, c 249, §15; am L 2006, c 44, §3]
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