Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 42 - STANDARDS FOR HAWAII-GROWN FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE › Subchapter 2 - STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE › Section 4-42-15 - Standards for red ginger

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this
				  section:
"Clean" means the red ginger flowers are practically free
					 from dirt or other foreign matter. Small amounts of dirt deep inside the bracts
					 which cannot be removed by good commercial methods shall be permitted;
"Damage" means any defect which materially affects the
					 appearance or shipping quality of the flower. Any defect or combination of
					 defects affecting an aggregate area exceeding three-eighths inch in diameter
					 shall be considered damage;
"Fairly well formed" means the flower spike is fairly
					 compact and not more than slightly lacking in symmetry;
"Injury" means any defect that more than slightly affects
					 the appearance or shipping quality of the flower. Any defect or combination of
					 defects affecting an aggregate area exceeding one-fourth inch in diameter shall
					 be considered injury, unless such defect or combination of defects is on the
					 stem or leaf;
"Intact" means the red ginger flower has all parts normally
					 present and these parts are whole. Leaves may or may not be present;
"Length of spike" means the distance from the axil of the
					 uppermost leaf to the tip of the inflorescence;
"Length of stem" means the distance from the axil of the
					 uppermost leaf to the cut end of the stem;
"Properly trimmed" means the stem has been cut off cleanly
					 and the stumps of removed leaves are not so prominent or ragged as to
					 materially affect the appearance of the flower;
"Reasonably intact" means the appearance or shipping
					 quality of the red ginger flower is not noticeably affected by the absence of
					 entire flower parts or portions of flower parts;
"Red ginger flower" means the flower spike, stem, and any
					 attached leaves of the species Alpinia purpurata;
"Well colored" means the characteristic red color of the
					 flower bracts is bright; the stem is not discolored or off-colored; and any
					 leaves present are uniformly green;
"Well developed" means approximately one-third or more of
					 the bracts on the spike have opened; there is some evidence of flower
					 development; and the stem is at least three-eighths inch in diameter at the cut
					 end; and
"Well formed" means the flower spike is compact and
					 symmetrical.
(b) Hawaii
				  Fancy red ginger consists of red ginger flowers of similar varietal
				  characteristics which are well developed, clean, well formed, intact, fresh,
				  firm, well colored, properly trimmed, and free from injury caused by disease,
				  insects, or mechanical or other means. Flower spikes shall be at least eight
				  inches in length and stems shall be at least twelve inches in length.
(c) Hawaii Standard red ginger consists of
				  red ginger flowers of similar varietal characteristics which are well
				  developed, clean, fairly well formed, reasonably intact, fresh, firm, well
				  colored, properly trimmed, and free from damage caused by disease, insects, or
				  mechanical or other means. Flower spikes shall be at least six inches in length
				  and stems shall be at least eight inches in length.