Posted on: Sunday, June 7, 2009
State seal now on 42 companies
Advertiser Staff
Started in 2006 by the state Department of Agriculture, the Seal of Quality program grew from 12 original companies to 42 current and more pending. They include a variety of produce, plants and island-made products.
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Nalo Farms (Waimanalo): gourmet salad greens
Kamiya Gold (La'ie): premium papayas
Ho Farms (Kahuku): colorful tomatoes, long beans, long eggplants and Japanese cucumbers
Twin Bridge Farms (Waialua): asparagus
Hamakua Springs Country Farms (Hilo): tomatoes on the vine, cocktail tomatoes, Japanese cucumbers and other seasonal vegetables
Wailea Agricultural Group (Honomu, Big Island): fresh heart of palm
Hamakua Heritage Farms (Laupahoehoe, Big Island): gourmet mushrooms
SEAFOOD & MEAT
North Shore Cattle Co. (Hale'iwa): grass-fed Angus beef; lean ground beef, filet mignon and andouille beef sausages
Hukilau Foods (Honolulu): fresh fish, moi grown in specially-built fishponds
Marine Agrifuture (Kahuku): sea asparagus, ogo
Big Island Abalone (Kona): premium Kona Coast abalone
FLOWERS & PLANTS
Greenpoint Nurseries (Hilo): Hawai'i tropical flowers and foliage, especially anthuriums
Kini Po-Po Creations (Hilo): tropical plants; ti logs, guava, hibiscus, ginger and organic mamaki tea
Orchids of Hawai'i (Hilo): anthuriums, bird of paradise, heliconia, ginger and orchids
Paradise Flower Farms (Kula, Maui): more than 75 varieties of fresh flower lei
Proteas of Hawaii (Kula, Maui): more than 100 varieties of protea, bird of paradise and other tropical flowers
1st Look Exteriors (Waipahu): made in Hawai'i products include flowers preserved in copper and mini vertical gardens
COFFEE
Kona Pacific Farmers Cooperative (Kona): pure Kona coffee, pure Hawaiian coffee and raw, dry roasted and candied macadamia nuts
Aikane Plantation Coffee Co. (Ka'u, Big Island): Ka'u coffee
Athena of Hawai'i (Kona): pure, 100 percent Kona coffee from an authentic Hawaiian family farm
Mountain Thunder Coffee Plantation (Kona): 100 percent Kona coffee and 100 percent organic Kona coffee
Kimo Bean Hawaiian Coffee (Honolulu): premium coffees from select estate farms on Kona, Maui, Moloka'i and Kaua'i
Island X Hawai'i (Waialua): 100 percent Waialua coffee, the only coffee grown commercially on O'ahu
Coffees of Hawai'i (Kualapu'u, Moloka'i): 100 percent Moloka'i coffee
Maui Grown Coffee (Lahaina): four varieties of Maui-grown coffee
MACADAMIA NUTS
Hamakua Macadamia Nut Co. (Hamakua, Big Island): roasted, salted and flavored macadamia nuts, brittle and popcorn
Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts (Hilo): include dry roasted macadamias with sea salt under the Kirkland label
Mac's of Maui (Wailuku): includes roasted, salted and unsalted macadamia nuts
Island Princess (Honolulu): includes roasted macadamia nuts, chocolate-covered macadamia nuts
CANDIES & ICE CREAMS
The Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory (Kona): chocolate from 100 percent Hawai'i-grown cocoa beans
Hanalei Taro & Juice Co. (Hanalei, Kaua'i): includes taro coconut mochi, taro hummus, taro smoothies and lu'au rolls
Tropical Dreams Ice Cream Co. (Waimea, Big Island): gourmet ice cream to Italian style gelatos and sorbets
Hawaiian Candies & Nuts (Honolulu); Menehune Mac offers different types of macadamia nut chocolate; milk, dark, kona coffee, sugar-free, pineapple, matcha.
Hawaiian Chip Co. (Honolulu): crispy taro chips using local taro, sweet potatoes with original seasonings
HONEY, JELLY & JAMS, SEASONINGS
Manoa Honey Co. (Manoa) high-quality honey
Tanga Co. (Honolulu): Hawaiian flavored salt and sugar
Ali'i Kula Lavender (Kula, Maui): lavender-infused culinary products, from lotion to dressing and jelly
Maui Culinary Academy Research and Development Center (Kahului): includes specialty wine vinegar, roasted pineapple jam, mango sugar and Maui coffee
Hawaiian Vanilla Co. (Pa'auilo, Big Island): Hamakua-grown line of vanilla products includes vanilla beans, vanilla extract and vanilla sugar
Big Island Bee Co. (Kealakekua): fourth-generation beekeeper producing specialty honey
NONI — ANCIENT HAWAIIAN MEDICINE
Kamauoha Farms (North Shore, O'ahu): noni juice, noni fruit capsules, noni leaf capsules under the brand name North Shore Hawai'i
Noni Biotech International (Ha'iku, Maui) Maui Noni, and Noni Maui offer noni juice and processed noni products
For more information on the Seal of Quality members and products, visit www.hawaii.gov/hdoa/add/soq
Source: State Department of Agriculture
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