Haw. Code R. § 4-143-6

Current through April, 2024

Section 4-143-6 - Standards for grades of green coffee

(a) Hawaii Extra Fancy green coffee consists of Hawaii beans of one type, which are clean and possess a uniformly good green color, good roasting quality, and good aroma and flavor when brewed; which do not exceed twelve per cent or which do not contain less than nine per cent moisture by weight; which do not exceed eight full imperfections per three hundred grams as described in subsection (i); which do not exceed three per cent by weight other type beans; and which in the case of type I beans meet the minimum size requirement of size 19 and in the case of type II beans meet the minimum size requirement of size 13 as stated in subsection (j); provided that:

(1) Kona coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kona Extra Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kona coffee only;

(2) Kauai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kauai Extra Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kauai coffee only;

(3) Maui coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Maui Extra Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Maui coffee only;

(4) Molokai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Molokai Extra Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Molokai coffee only;

(5) Oahu coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Oahu Extra Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Oahu coffee only; and

(6) Hawaii Island coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Hawaii Island Extra Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Hawaii Island coffee only.

(b) Hawaii Fancy green coffee consists of Hawaii beans of one type, which are clean and possess a uniformly good green color, good roasting quality, and good aroma and flavor when brewed; which do not exceed twelve per cent or which do not contain less than nine per cent moisture by weight; which do not exceed twelve full imperfections per three hundred grams as described in subsection (i); which do not exceed three per cent by weight other type beans; and which in the case of type I beans meet the minimum size requirement of size 18, provided a larger size may be specified, and in the case of type II beans meet the minimum size requirement of size 12 as stated in subsection (j); provided that:

(1) Kona coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as, Kona Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kona coffee only;

(2) Kauai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kauai Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kauai coffee only;

(3) Maui coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Maui Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Maui coffee only;

(4) Molokai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Molokai Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Molokai coffee only;

(5) Oahu coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Oahu Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Oahu coffee only; and

(6) Hawaii Island coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Hawaii Island Fancy green coffee. This classification shall apply to Hawaii Island coffee only.

(c) Hawaii No. 1 green coffee consists of Hawaii beans of one type, which are clean and possess a uniformly good green color, good roasting quality, and good aroma and flavor when brewed; which do not exceed twelve per cent or which do not contain less than nine per cent moisture by weight; which do not exceed eighteen full imperfections per three hundred grams as described in subsection (i); which do not exceed three per cent by weight other type beans; and which meet the minimum size requirement of size 16 for type I beans, provided a larger size may be specified, and size 10 for type II beans as stated in subsection (j); provided that:

(1) Kona coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kona No. 1 green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kona coffee only;

(2) Kauai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kauai No. 1 green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kauai coffee only;

(3) Maui coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Maui No. 1 green coffee. This classification shall apply to Maui coffee only;

(4) Molokai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Molokai No. 1 green coffee. This classification shall apply to Molokai coffee only;

(5) Oahu coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Oahu No. 1 green coffee. This classification shall apply to Oahu coffee only; and

(6) Hawaii Island coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Hawaii Island No. 1 green coffee. This classification shall apply to Hawaii Island coffee only.

(d) Hawaii Select green coffee consists of Hawaii beans, which are clean and 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 do not contain less than nine per cent moisture by weight; and which do not exceed five per cent defective beans, by weight, included therein not more than two 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); provided that:

(1) Kona coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kona Select green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kona coffee only;

(2) Kauai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kauai Select green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kauai coffee only;

(3) Maui coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Maui Select green coffee. This classification shall apply to Maui coffee only;

(4) Molokai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Molokai Select green coffee. This classification shall apply to Molokai coffee only;

(5) Oahu coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Oahu Select green coffee. This classification shall apply to Oahu coffee only; and

(6) Hawaii Island coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Hawaii Island Select green coffee. This classification shall apply to Hawaii Island coffee only.

(e) Hawaii 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); provided that:

(1) Kona coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kona Prime green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kona coffee only;

(2) Kauai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Kauai Prime green coffee. This classification shall apply to Kauai coffee only;

(3) Maui coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Maui Prime green coffee. This classification shall apply to Maui coffee only;

(4) Molokai coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Molokai Prime green coffee. This classification shall apply to Molokai coffee only;

(5) Oahu coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Oahu Prime green coffee. This classification shall apply to Oahu coffee only; and

(6) Hawaii Island coffee which meets the requirements of this subsection may be classified as Hawaii Island Prime green coffee. This classification shall apply to Hawaii Island coffee only;

(7) The defect tolerance of twenty per cent defective beans by weight shall be in effect until June 30, 2020. Beginning July 1, 2020, the defect tolerance shall be fifteen per cent defective beans by weight.

(f) Hawaii No. 3 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 do not contain less than nine per cent moisture, by weight; and which do not exceed thirty-five per cent defective beans, by weight, included therein not more than five per cent, by weight, black, moldy, sour, or stinker beans that equal full imperfections only, as described in subsections (i)(1) and (i)(2). Use of the terms "Kona", "Kauai", "Maui", "Molokai", "Oahu", or "Hawaii Island" in conjunction with the term "No. 3" is prohibited.

(g) Offgrade is not a grade within the meaning of these standards but is a descriptive term applicable to green coffee which has a market value and designates a quality lower than Hawaii No. 3 green coffee. Use of the terms "Hamakua", "Hawaii", "Kau", "Kona", "Kauai", "Maui", "Molokai", "Oahu", or "Hawaii Island" in conjunction with the term offgrade is prohibited.

(h) Allowances and limitations stated in this section shall be applied to the entire lot, and a composite sample from the lot shall be used to determine the grade.

(i) Specific defects and the extent to which these defects affect grade in terms of imperfection equivalents shall be as follows:

(1) One bean that has more than fifty per cent of an equivalent full bean surface that is black or moldy shall equal one full imperfection;

(2) One bean that is more than faintly affected by a sour or stinker odor shall equal one full imperfection;

(3) One pod or piece of a pod that is more than fifty per cent equivalent of a full pod shall equal one full imperfection;

(4) One full husk or piece of a husk that is more than fifty per cent equivalent of a full husk shall equal one full imperfection;

(5) One full hull or piece of a hull that is more than fifty per cent equivalent of a full hull shall equal one full imperfection;

(6) One stone more than four millimeters in any dimension shall equal one full imperfection;

(7) One stick more than four millimeters and up to ten millimeters in length shall equal one full imperfection;

(8) One stick more than ten millimeters in length shall equal two full imperfections.

Where only a piece of a black bean, moldy bean, sour bean, stinker bean, pod, husk, or hull are present, and they do not equal one full imperfection as described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5), each shall be scored as one-fifth of a full imperfection. For example, one bean with less than fifty per cent of its surface black shall be scored as one-fifth of a full imperfection.

A partly black, partly moldy, or partly sour bean, or a stick or a stone that does not equal one full imperfection as described in paragraphs (1), (2), (6), and (7) shall be scored as one-fifth of a full imperfection.

A quaker, shell, mother bean, or bean or a piece of a bean affected by damage by an insect or damage bya broken or cut bean shall be scored as one-fifth of a full imperfection.

A bean that is affected by not more than two pinholes caused by insect damage regardless of discoloration associated with the insect damage shall be scored as one-tenth of a full imperfection. The defect tolerance of one-tenth of a full imperfection of not more than two pinholes caused by insect damage regardless of discoloration associated with the insect damage shall be in effect until June 30, 2020. Beginning July 1, 2020, the defect tolerance shall be one-fifth of a full imperfection.

A bean that is affected by greater than two pinholes caused by insect damage regardless of discoloration associated with the insect damage shall be scored as one-fifth of a full imperfection.

Any other defect not listed in this subsection shall be scored as one-fifth of a full imperfection to the extent that these defects affect the quality or condition of the beans in the lot.

(j) Size classifications for green coffee shall be as follows:

(1) For type I green coffee:

(A) Size 11 shall consist of beans which will not pass through an 11/64 inch round hole;

(B) Size 14 shall consist of beans which . will not pass through a 14/64 inch round hole;

(C) Size 16 shall consist of beans which will not pass through a 16/64 inch round hole;

(D) Size 17 shall consist of beans which will not pass through a 17/64 inch round hole;

(E) Size 18 shall consist of beans which will not pass through a 18/64 inch round hole; and

(F) Size 19 shall consist of beans which will not pass through a 19/64 inch round hole; and

(2) For type II green coffee:

(A) Size 10 shall consist of beans which will not pass through a 10/64 inch slotted hole;

(B) Size 12 shall consist of beans which will not pass through a 12/64 inch slotted hole; and

(C) Size 13 shall consist of beans which will not pass through a 13/64 inch slotted hole.

In order to allow for variations incident to proper sizing for type I and type II green coffee, not more than a total of ten per cent, by weight, of the beans in any lot may be smaller than the size specified.

(k) When size or type is specified for Hawaii Select green coffee or Hawaii Prime green coffee, not more than a total of three per cent by weight other type beans shall be permitted in any lot.

Haw. Code R. § 4-143-6

[Eff 10/8/01; am and comp MAY 24 2014] (Auth: HRS §§ 147-4, 147-22) (Imp: HRS §§ 147-4, 147-22)

Am and Comp 5/27/2017