Legislators Want More Local Beans in Coffee That Carries the Label
One bill would require at least 51 percent regional beans to use names like “Kona,” another would require 80 percent.
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that state Rep. Richard Creagan, D-Naalehu has introduced a bill requiring that packages with the Kona label contain at least 51 percent coffee grown in that region, something that many growers have long called for.
鈥淲e鈥檙e hoping to get some movement on it this year,鈥 Creagan told the news outlet, which went on to report the following:
extends the requirement to coffees sold under other Hawaii regional labels as well.
鈥淔or more than 23 years, Hawaii has been the only region in the world that statutorily authorizes the use of its geographic names, such as 鈥楰ona,鈥 鈥楳aui,鈥 and 鈥楰a鈥榰,鈥 on labels of its specialty agricultural products and requires that only 10 percent of the product originate in the geographic area,鈥 the bill states.
State Sen. Russell Ruderman, D-Puna, takes the request a notch higher with , calling for 80 percent real content in Kona blends.
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