Haw. Code R. § 4-41-13 - Minimum export grades
(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.
(b) The Board of Agriculture may relax the
minimum export requirement for an agricultural commodity upon request from a
recognized organization, or organizations, which represent the majority of the
producers of that agricultural commodity. The request shall state the reasons
for the relaxation of the minimum export requirement, the impact upon the
industry if the minimum export requirement is not relaxed, the length of time
that the relaxation is required and the suggested temporary minimum export
requirement. The period of relaxation shall not exceed ninety days for each
request.
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