Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 4 - DIVISION OF MARKETING AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 41 - STANDARDS FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES › Subchapter 3 - MINIMUM EXPORT REQUIREMENTS › Section 4-41-13 - Minimum export grades

Current through June, 2024
(a) Grades which
				  may be exported shall be known as export grades and shall be equivalent to the
				  grades provided in subchapter 7. The minimum export grades for Hawaii-grown
				  fresh fruits and vegetables destined for shipment by commercial exporters to
				  points outside the State are as follows:
(1)
				  Avocados shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 avocados;
(2) Bananas shall meet the requirements of
				  Hawaii No. 1 bananas;
(3) Beans,
				  snap, shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 snap beans;
(4) Burdock (gobo) shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii Utility burdock;
(5) Cabbage, Chinese, shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 Chinese cabbage, provided the Chinese cabbage
				  shall be free from slugs, worms, and insects;
(6) Cabbage, head, shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 head cabbage;
(7) Carrots (topped) shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 carrots;
(8) Cauliflower shall meet the requirements
				  of Hawaii No. 1 cauliflower;
(9)
				  Celery shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 celery;
(10) Corn, sweet, shall meet the requirements
				  of Hawaii No. 1 sweet corn;
(11)
				  Cucumbers (slicing) shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1
				  cucumbers;
(12) Dasheens shall meet
				  the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 dasheens, provided dasheens that are larger
				  than two and one-half inches in diameter and dasheens that have more than three
				  scars where tubers were attached may be exported;
(13) Eggplants shall meet the requirements of
				  Hawaii No. 1 eggplants;
(14) Ginger
				  root shall at least meet the requirements of Hawaii Commercial or Hawaii Young
				  Ginger ginger root grade, except that ginger root for processing shall at least
				  meet the requirements of Hawaii Commercial ginger root, except for size, and
				  shall be packed in containers conspicuously marked "For Processing Only -Not
				  For Resale" in upper, lower, or a combination of upper and lower case bold type
				  letters at least one and one-half inches in height. An affidavit stating that
				  the ginger root for processing is not for resale and a relevant bill of lading
				  or sales invoice indicating the volume shipped, name and address of the
				  processor, and date shipped, shall be submitted by the shipper to the
				  department prior to each export shipment of ginger root for
				  processing;
(15) Mangoes shall meet
				  the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 mangoes;
(16) Onions (dry) shall meet the requirements
				  of Hawaii No. 1 onions;
(17)
				  Papayas shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 papayas, provided papayas
				  of shapes other than pyriform and of weights less than fourteen ounces may be
				  exported and immature papayas may be exported when permitted by and in
				  compliance with provisions of a marketing order;
(18) Peppers, sweet, shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 sweet peppers;
(19) Pineapples shall meet the requirements
				  of Hawaii No. 2 pineapples;
(20)
				  Potatoes (Irish) shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1
				  potatoes;
(21) Squash, Italian,
				  shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 Italian squash;
(22) Sweet potatoes shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 sweet potatoes;
(23) Tomatoes shall meet the requirements of
				  Hawaii No. 2 tomatoes;
(24)
				  Watermelons shall meet the requirements of Hawaii No. 1 watermelons;
(25) Yam bean roots shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 yam bean roots;
(26) In-shell macadamia nuts shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 in-shell macadamia nuts; and
(27) Shelled macadamia nuts shall meet the
				  requirements of Hawaii No. 1 shelled macadamia nuts.