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Liquor Commission seeks staffing and technology investments as licensing backlog grows
Summary
Administrator Salvador Petilos briefed the budget committee on the Honolulu Liquor Commission’s FY2026 budget, described vacancies and hiring plans, an ongoing LCIS software upgrade, a pilot for body‑worn cameras and vehicle replacements, and cited a licensing backlog that has lengthened average processing times.
Administrator Salvador Petilos told the Committee on Budget that the Honolulu Liquor Commission’s FY2026 operating budget is broadly comparable to FY2025 but reflects shifting line items for equipment and current expenses.
Petilos said the commission’s requested FY2026 budget includes a 1.1% reduction in salaries, an 8.1% increase in current expenses and a 38.9% decrease in equipment spending tied to phasing of the LCIS 2 information system. The commission has 53 authorized positions, 38 current incumbents and 15 vacancies — a 28% vacancy rate — and Petilos said the agency expects to hire nine additional employees by the end of the fiscal year.
The administrator said the commission is asking for an increase of $135,000 in…
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