For a dispenser licensee, during what daily window may the premises be open to transact liquor business?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
Maui County Liquor Card Exam · Hours
Maui Liquor Card Exam Practice Questions: Hours and Conduct of Operations (2026)
Liquor hours in Maui County are set by license type under Rule 08-101-25 of the Maui Rules of the Liquor Commission. Retailers may sell from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; dispensers and clubs run from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. the following day; cabarets go to 4:00 a.m.; and hotels open at 6:00 a.m., close at 4:00 a.m., and may serve room service at any hour. No sale, service, or consumption of liquor may occur on licensed premises outside the prescribed hours, so the exam expects you to know the grid cold.
Practice
Free practice questions
A special license is doing off-premises retail liquor sales. Within what hours is that activity permitted?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
A club licensee wants to know its closing time for liquor business. When must it close?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
By what time in the morning must a cabaret stop transacting liquor business?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
At what time may a cabaret begin transacting liquor business in the morning?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
A hotel licensee's general permitted liquor business window runs until what closing time?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
Aside from its general window, what additional time allowance do hotels and condominium hotels have for liquor service?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
At what time in the morning may a condominium hotel begin its general liquor business operations?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
What is the permitted daily window for a retailer licensee to transact liquor business?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
By what time at night must a retailer cease selling liquor?
Based on: Rule 08-101-25
The hours grid in Rule 08-101-25
The rule assigns each license type its own window. Manufacturers, brewpubs, small craft producer pubs, wineries, and wholesalers may manufacture and wholesale at any hour of the day, but their public-facing sales are clipped: on-premises consumption sales run 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., and off-premises retail sales run 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Restaurants follow the same split, on-premises until 2:00 a.m. but takeaway retail only until 11:00 p.m. Caterers work 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. The special license shares the dispenser window of 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., except that its off-premises retail sales are limited to 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Around the grid sit three operational rules: the commission may by resolution extend or curtail hours on a legal holiday, it may order licensed premises in a riot area closed to protect life and property, and a licensee may stay open for non-liquor business outside the window only if an employee approved by the Director is inside and in active charge at all times. On vessels, there is no sale or consumption except while en route unless otherwise authorized by law.
Drink preparation, taps, and posting duties
Rule 08-101-84 governs the pour. A drink of liquor must generally contain not less than one fluid ounce, prepared with a measuring device that measures at least one fluid ounce; a straight drink must be served in a jigger of no less than one fluid ounce capacity. A half-ounce drink is allowed only when the patron is told at the time of service that it contains less than one fluid ounce and the exact fraction, or when the licensee conspicuously posts a list of all such beverages with their fractions. No more than two drinks of distilled spirits may be served to one person at a time without a special permit, service in flights may not exceed thirty-two ounces total, and beer or wine in a container up to one quart may be served to two or more persons. Where the customer area has a bar, all drinks must be prepared on its top surface in clear view, empty glasses must be removed before the next drink is served, mixed drinks must be freshly made, and pre-mixing requires a permit or a filed ATF approval letter. Rule 08-101-85 requires draught beer to be freshly drawn, taps cleaned daily, and lines, coils, valves, and faucets sanitized at least every twenty-one days, with the brand sign legible from ten feet and no substitution of brands. Rules 08-101-86, 08-101-88, and 08-101-89 add the posting duties: current prices visible to patrons, the original license conspicuously posted, and a sign warning of the drunk-driving sanctions in HRS sections 291E-41 and 291E-61.
| License type | Permitted hours |
|---|---|
| Retailer | 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| Dispenser, club, transient vessel, tour or cruise vessel | 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. the following day |
| Special license | 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.; off-premises retail sales 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. only |
| Cabaret | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. the following day |
| Hotel and condominium hotel | 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.; room service at any hour |
| Restaurant | On-premises 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.; off-premises retail 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| Caterer | 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. the following day |
| Manufacturer, brewpub, small craft producer pub | Manufacture and wholesale any hour; on-premises 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.; off-premises retail 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| Winery | Manufacture and wholesale any hour; retail sales and tastings 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| Wholesaler | Any hour of the day |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What time must a bar stop serving liquor in Maui County?
A standard bar operating under a dispenser license may sell liquor from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. the following day under Rule 08-101-25 of the Maui Rules of the Liquor Commission. Clubs share the same window. No sale, service, or consumption of liquor may occur on the premises before or after the prescribed hours.
Which Maui County premises can serve liquor after 2:00 a.m.?
Cabarets may transact business until 4:00 a.m., and hotels and condominium hotels run from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. under Rule 08-101-25. Hotels and condominium hotels may additionally serve liquor at any hour of the day for room service, the only around-the-clock service channel in the rule.
What is the minimum amount of liquor in a drink under the Maui Rules?
Not less than one fluid ounce as the general rule, measured with a device that measures at least one fluid ounce, under Rule 08-101-84. A drink may contain as little as one-half fluid ounce only when the patron is informed of the reduced content and its exact fraction, or the licensee conspicuously posts a list of all such drinks with the fraction each contains.
How many drinks of distilled spirits can one customer be served at a time in Maui County?
No more than two drinks of distilled spirits at one time to an individual, under Rule 08-101-84, unless the licensee holds a special permit from the director, which can also allow containers up to one quart for a special occasion. Flights are separately capped at a total volume of thirty-two ounces at any one time.
How often must draught beer lines be cleaned on Maui County licensed premises?
Taps for distilled spirits, beer, and wine must be cleaned daily, and the interior and exterior of tri-tap valves, valves, lines, coils, and faucets must be cleaned and sanitized at least every twenty-one days, under Rule 08-101-85. The same rule requires draught beer to be freshly drawn and prohibits selling stale beer or substituting a brand for the one on the sign.
Do Maui County licensees have to post their drink prices?
Yes. Rule 08-101-86 requires current prices of alcoholic beverages to be posted at all times and exposed to the view of patrons inside the licensed premises, on a clear, legible sign, menu, table tent, placard, or marker in English, readable from where a patron sits. Class 5 category D licensees must post all prices, alcoholic or not, plus any other charges to patrons.