HONOLULU — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has nominated tech business entrepreneur Jeffrey Hong to serve on the Honolulu Liquor Commission, replacing former chair Narsi Ganaban who resigned in July amid a growing chorus of complaints and allegations against the commission.
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Jeffrey Hong is the founder and chief technology officer and of Techmana LLC, a software development and cybersecurity firm. He previously founded Microsoft’s Hawaii office
The nomination is subject to confirmation by the Honolulu City Council
A federal lawsuit and numerous complaints prompted Honolulu City Council vice chair Esther Kiaaina to introduce Resolution 22-207 urging the city administration and liquor commission to take action to restore public trust in the liquor commission
The resolution was reported out for adoption on a 5-0 council vote
