HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Scarlet Nightclub’s fight with city liquor regulators escalated again after three commissioners walked out of a hearing last week, leaving the panel without enough members to vote on the club’s request for extended hours during Pride Month.
The dispute between the gay bar and the Honolulu Liquor Commission goes back years, including a nearly $700,000 settlement over discrimination and retaliation claims.
Scarlet is now suing again, alleging the retaliation has not stopped.
Commissioners cite harassment
At last week’s hearing, two commissioners — Edmund Hyun and Robert Cundiff — recused themselves as soon as the Scarlet item was called…