Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 5. Crimes and Criminal Proceedings § 708-871.5

(1) A person commits the offense of false labeling of Hawaii-grown coffee if the person knowingly transports, distributes, advertises, sells, or possesses with the intent to sell Hawaii-grown green coffee, cherry coffee, or parchment coffee that is falsely labeled with regard to the geographic origin of the Hawaii-grown coffee.

(2) For purposes of this section:

“Cherry coffee” means the unprocessed fruit of the coffee plant.

“Geographic origin” means the geographic areas designated as follows:

“Green coffee” means the agricultural commodity comprised of green coffee beans.

“Parchment coffee” means the dried product that remains when coffee cherries are processed by removing the coffee seeds from the pulp.

(3) False labeling of Hawaii-grown coffee is a class C felony.