Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 7 - QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION › Chapter 143 - STANDARDS FOR COFFEE › Section 4-143-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter;
"Applicant" means a person that applies for or requests
				  inspection for certification who has a financial interest in the product and
				  who shall be responsible for payment of certification fees.
"Bean" means the seed of the fruit of the coffee plant, which
				  has been dried and from which the pulp and the spermoderm have been removed and
				  is also known as green coffee bean.
"Black bean" means green coffee or natural coffee, when the
				  bean is darkly discolored.
"Broken bean" or "cut bean" means a bean or part of a bean
				  that is damaged by a cracked, chipped, or nicked condition.
"Certificate" means any form of certification, either written
				  or printed, issued by an inspector under this chapter to certify the type,
				  grade, quality, quantity, or condition of green coffee, natural coffee, or
				  mixed natural coffee.
"Cherry coffee" means an agricultural commodity comprised of
				  the unprocessed fruit of the coffee plant.
"Clean" means green coffee, natural coffee, or mixed natural
				  coffee that is free from damage by dirt, dust, or other foreign matter.
"Damage" means any defect which materially detracts from the
				  quality and condition of the green coffee or natural coffee bean.
"Department" means the department of agriculture.
"Dry mill" means a location where parchment coffee is
				  processed into green or natural coffee.
"Dry miller" means a person who processes parchment coffee
				  into green or natural coffee.
"Excessively dirty" means caked with dirt.
"Fermented" means the cherry has a definite sour odor.
"Geographic region" means the geographic areas designated as
				  follows: Hamakua is the district of Hamakua on the island of Hawaii, as
				  designated by the State of Hawaii Tax Map; Hawaii is the State of Hawaii;
				  Hawaii Island is the island of Hawaii; Kau is the district of Kau on the island
				  of Hawaii, as designated by the State of Hawaii Tax Map; Kauai is the island of
				  Kaua'i; Kona is the North Kona and South Kona districts on the island of
				  Hawaii, as designated by the State of Hawaii Tax Map; Maui is the island of
				  Maui; Molokai is the island of Molokai; and Oahu is the island of Oahu.
"Good aroma and flavor when brewed" means the coffee
				  beverage, prepared according to accepted procedures, possesses a desirable
				  flavor and aroma and is free from all foreign, undesirable, or offensive
				  flavors or aromas.
"Good roasting quality" means the green coffee, when properly
				  roasted, possesses uniform color and brightness.
"Green coffee" means coffee beans which have been processed
				  from cherry coffee by removing the pulp, the adhering mucilage, and the
				  hull.
"Hamakua coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry
				  coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Hamakua and which at least
				  meets the minimum requirements of Hawaii Island Prime green coffee.
"Hamakua mixed natural coffee" means a combination of green
				  coffee and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of Hamakua and which at least meets the minimum requirements
				  of Hawaii Island Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Hamakua natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Hamakua and which at
				  least meets the minimum requirement's of Hawaii Island Natural Prime
				  coffee.
"Hawaii coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry
				  coffee which is grown in the State of Hawaii and which at least meets the
				  minimum requirements of Hawaii No. 3 green coffee.
"Hawaii Island coffee" means green coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of the Hawaii Island,
				  other than coffee grown in the geographic region of Kona, and which at least
				  meets the minimum requirements of Hawaii Island Prime coffee.
"Hawaii Island mixed natural coffee" means a combination of
				  green and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of the Hawaii Island, other than coffee grown in the
				  geographic region of Kona, and which at least meets the minimum requirements of
				  Hawaii Island Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Hawaii Island natural coffee" means natural coffee processed
				  from cherry coffee which is grown in geographic region of the Hawaii Island,
				  other than coffee grown in the geographic region of Kona, and which at least
				  meets the minimum requirements of Hawaii Island Natural Prime coffee.
"Hawaii mixed natural coffee" means a combination of green
				  coffee and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  State of Hawaii and which at least meets the minimum requirements of Hawaii
				  Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Hawaii natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the State of Hawaii and which at least meets
				  the minimum requirements of Hawaii Natural Prime coffee.
"Hull" means the dried spermoderm which is the light tan or
				  buff-colored membrane encasing the bean.
"Husk" means the outer part of the dried cherry consisting of
				  dried, pulp.
"Inspector" means an employee of the department or a person
				  designated by the supervisor, who is authorized to investigate, sample,
				  inspect, and certify for any applicant the quality and condition of green
				  coffee, natural coffee, and mixed natural coffee and to enforce the
				  requirements of this chapter.
"Interested party" means any person who has a financial
				  interest in the product for which inspection is requested.
"Kau coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry coffee
				  which is grown in the geographic region of Ka'u and which at least meets the
				  minimum requirements of Hawaii Island Prime green coffee.
"Kau mixed natural coffee means a combination of green coffee
				  and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of Kau and which at least meets the minimum requirements of
				  Hawaii Island Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Kau natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Kau and which at least
				  meets the minimum requirements of Hawaii Island Natural Prime coffee.
"Kauai coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry
				  coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Kaua'i and which at least
				  meets the minimum requirements of Kauai Prime green coffee.
"Kauai mixed natural coffee" means a combination of green
				  coffee and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of Kaua'i and which at least meets the minimum requirements
				  of Kauai Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Kauai natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Kaua'i and which at
				  least meets the minimum requirements of Kauai Natural Prime coffee.
"Kona coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry coffee
				  which is grown in the geographic region of Kona and which at least meets the
				  minimum requirements of Kona Prime green coffee.
"Kona mixed natural coffee" means a combination of green
				  coffee and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of Kona and which at least meets the minimum requirements of
				  Kona Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Kona natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Kona and which at
				  least meets the minimum requirements of Kona Natural Prime coffee.
"Maui coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry coffee
				  which is grown in the geographic region of Maui and which at least meets the
				  minimum requirements of Maui Prime green coffee.
"Maui mixed natural coffee" means a combination of green
				  coffee and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of Maui and which at least meets the minimum requirements of
				  Maui Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Maui natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Maui and which at
				  least meets the minimum requirements of Maui Natural Prime coffee.
"Mill" means a location where cherry coffee is processed into
				  parchment coffee or parchment coffee is processed into green coffee, or
				  both.
"Miller" means a person that processes cherry coffee into
				  parchment coffee or processes parchment coffee into green coffee, or
				  both.
"Moldy bean" means a bean with mold or evidence of mold
				  growth.
"Molokai coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry
				  coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Moloka'i and which at least
				  meets the minimum requirements of Molokai Prime green coffee.
"Molokai mixed natural coffee means a combination of green
				  coffee and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of Moloka'i and which at least meets the minimum requirements
				  of Molokai Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Molokai natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Molokai and which at
				  least meets the minimum requirements of Molokai Natural Prime coffee.
"Mother bean" means a bean that is not solid and has a
				  loosely wrapped cotyledon.
"Natural coffee" means coffee which has been processed from
				  cherry coffee that has been dried with the husk on, or coffee which has been
				  processed from parchment coffee with adhering mucilage.
"Oahu coffee" means green coffee processed from cherry coffee
				  which is grown in the geographic region of Oahu and which at least meets the
				  minimum requirements of Oahu Prime green coffee.
"Oahu mixed natural coffee" means a combination of green
				  coffee and natural coffee processed from cherry coffee which is grown in the
				  geographic region of Oahu and which at least meets the minimum requirements of
				  Oahu Mixed Natural Prime coffee.
"Oahu natural coffee" means natural coffee processed from
				  cherry coffee which is grown in the geographic region of Oahu and which at
				  least meets the minimum requirements of Oahu Natural Prime coffee.
"Offgrade" is a descriptive term applicable to coffee which
				  has a market value, and designates a quality lower than Hawaii No. 3 grade for
				  green coffee, or the grade terms defined in section
				  4-143-11 for natural coffee, or the
				  grade terms defined in section
				  4-143-12 for mixed natural
				  coffee.
"Office of inspection" means the office of an authorized
				  inspector of coffee.
"Parchment" means the portion of the fruit of the coffee
				  plant consisting of the hull, from which the pulp has been removed, and the
				  enclosed seed.
"Parchment coffee" means an agricultural commodity comprised
				  of parchment.
"Partly black bean" means a bean that is darkly discolored
				  only partially.
"Partly moldy bean" means a bean that is moldy only partially
				  or shows evidence of mold growth only partially.
"Partly sour bean" means a bean that has a faint fermented
				  flavor or odor and is partially buff or yellowish-brown in color.
"Partly stinker bean" means a bean that, on being freshly
				  cut, gives off an unpleasant odor. A partly stinker bean may be partly
				  light-brown or brownish or occasionally have a waxy appearance.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or
				  separate legal entity.
"Pod" means an intact dried cherry.
"Quaker" means a bean that is poorly developed, exceptionally
				  light in weight, and is light in color when roasted.
"Quality" means the inherent properties or attributes of a
				  product which determines its relative degree of excellence.
"Shell" means part of a bean that is thin, light in weight,
				  and shell-like in appearance.
"Silver-skin" means the dried seed coat of the bean, which is
				  tightly adhering, thin, tissue-like membrane covering the bean.
"Sour bean" means a bean that has a fermented odor or flavor.
				  A sour bean is usually buff or yellowish-brown in color.
"Stick" means a slender piece of wood from a tree or
				  shrub.
"Stinker bean" means a bean, upon being freshly cut, that
				  gives off a very unpleasant odor. A stinker bean may be light-brown or brownish
				  or occasionally have a waxy appearance.
"Stone" means a rock, a piece of a rock, or concreted earthy
				  or mineral matter.
"Supervisor" means the coffee program specialist in the
				  commodities branch of the department or a person designated by the manager of
				  the commodities branch.
"Type I bean" means a bean which is produced two to a cherry
				  and which is perceptively flat on one side and convex on the other.
"Type II bean" means a bean which is produced one to a cherry
				  and is generally oval in shape and round in diameter. A type II bean, is also
				  referred to as peaberry.
"Uniformly good green color" means all of the beans are of
				  nearly the same green color, characteristic for the variety of properly grown
				  and processed beans which have not undergone any material deterioration.
"Wet mill" means a location where cherry coffee is processed
				  into parchment coffee.
"Wet miller" means a person that processes cherry coffee into
				  parchment coffee.