Molokai coffee
Moloka‘i Coffee refers to a legally protected, geographical indication of coffee grown on the island of Moloka'i in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, and processed to specific, legally defined standards.
Legal definition
To be legally labeled "Molokai Coffee," the coffee must be grown in the geographical region of Molokai and meet the minimum requirements to be classified as "Molokai Prime" green coffee[1]. The requirements to be labeled "Molokai Prime" green include specific quality requirements[2]. For example:
[Molokai] Prime green coffee consists of Hawaii beans which are clean; which do not impart sour, fermented, moldy, medicinal, or other undesirable aromas and flavors when brewed; which do not exceed twelve per cent or which does not contain less than nine per cent moisture by weight; and which do not exceed twenty per cent defective beans, by weight, included therein not more than five per cent, by weight, sour, stinker, black, or moldy beans that equal full imperfections only, as described in subsections (i)(1) and (i)(2); which may be assigned a size classification as stated in subsection (j)(1);
— Haw. Code R. § 4-143-6
Producers
German merchant Rudolph Wilhelm Meyer (1826–1897) grew coffee on the island and also built a sugar mill. "Coffees of Hawaii" is currently the only producer of Moloka‘i coffee. They are located on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) plantation in Kualapu'u.[3]
Distributors
Trader Joe's introduced this coffee in mid-2008. The packaging, a 13-ounce (370 g) can, featured two red hummingbirds on a light yellow background filled with flowers The can was titled "Moloka'i 100% One Hundred Percent Hawaiian Coffee" and labeled the coffee "Dark Roast, Robust & Earthy, 100% Arabica Whole Bean Coffee".[4] It was discontinued it in late 2009.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Section 4-143-3 - Definitions, Haw. Code R. § 4-143-3 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Section 4-143-6 - Standards for grades of green coffee, Haw. Code R. § 4-143-6 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Molokai Coffee Beans - Espresso & Coffee Guide". Espresso & Coffee Guide. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "Molokai Coffee". Trader Joe's fan web site. June 4, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
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