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Alcohol permits in Kahului
12 federal alcohol Basic Permits in Kahului; wholesalers are the dominant class (8).
- 12
- Permit holders
- 28,288
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 8
- Wholesalers
- 4
- Importers
- Hawaii
- State
Kahului in one line
Kahului, Hawaii: 12 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (8).
- 42.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #1142 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #4 of 40
- Hawaii city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
12 permit holders registered to Kahului, Hawaii addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Kahului vs nearby Hawaii cities
Kahului ranks 4th in Hawaii — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wholesalers and importers split Kahului
Kahului is a two-class market: 8 wholesalers (67%) and 4 importers (33%) among 12 holders.
All 12 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| DFS Group L.P. | Importer |
| JMD Beverages-Maui Doty Equities, INC. | Importer |
| Southern Glazer's of Hi Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Importer |
| The Odom Corporation The Odom Corporation | Importer |
| DFS Group L.P. | Wholesaler |
| JMD Beverages-Maui Doty Equities, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Hawaii Sea Spirits LLC | Wholesaler |
| Island Distributing Island Distributing, L.L.C. | Wholesaler |
| Johnson Brothers of Hawaii, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Paradise Beverages Paradise Beverages, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Southern Glazer's of Hi Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
| The Odom Corporation The Odom Corporation | Wholesaler |
How Kahului compares within Hawaii
Kahului ranks 4th of 40 cities in Hawaii by permit count; Honolulu leads the state with 111 holders.
The 12 permit holders listed here represent 4.1% of Hawaii's 296 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Kahului sits at #1,142 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Kahului's population at 28,288. That works out to 42.4 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include DFS Group L.P., JMD Beverages-Maui, Southern Glazer's of Hi (+9 more), spanning 8 wholesalers, 4 importers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Kahului, Hawaii?
Kahului has 12 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (8). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Kahului rank among Hawaii cities?
Kahului ranks 4th of 40 cities in Hawaii; Honolulu leads with 111 holders.
What share of Hawaii alcohol permits are in Kahului?
12 of 296 statewide Basic Permits (4.1%) list a Kahului premises address in this vintage.
How does Kahului rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Kahului is #1,142 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Kahului extract?
Examples from this city's table: DFS Group L.P., JMD Beverages-Maui, Southern Glazer's of Hi, The Odom Corporation, plus 8 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 12 TTB premises addresses grouped under Kahului, Hawaii — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.