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Kona Coffee Farmers Association
Board of Directors meeting
KCFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING—MONDAY, April 16,2018
CTAHR Conference Room, Kainaliu
The Kona Coffee Farmers Association’s mission is to promote and protect Kona farmers’ economic interests in 100% Kona coffee, to protect the Kona coffee heritage, and to seek greater legal protection of the Kona coffee name.
CALL TO ORDER— 3:00 pm
Suzanne Shriner, president
Colehour Bondera x
Chris Coleman x
Bruce Corker x
Kay Dixon
Mark Dubay x
Allan Frank
Chet Gardiner x
Jim Monk x
Armando Rodrequiz x
Cecelia Smith x
Sandra Scarr x
Suzanne Shriner x
Karen Zulkowski x
GENERAL
Consent Agenda – (5 min)
Approval of March Minutes
Approval of Membership Applications
Acceptance of Committee Reports
Jim made motion to accept January and March minutes and Sandra second
Report membership changes: Royal Hawaiian spirits are business
Total membership down
Motion passed 2
Treasurer’s Report – Jim (5 min)
Jim expresses concern over grant process. We need consistency.
Motion to accept Karen and second Sandra
NEW BUSINESS
SKEA for Meeting Location - (5 minutes) Mark
Discussion on where to meet. Pros and cons of both
Preference was to stay at CTAHR
Meeting with HDOA’s Scott Enright (10 minutes) – Sandra/Suzanne/Bruce
Sandra had lunch with Scott Enright Had discussion of Kona blends and trademark (held by Dept of Ag). Sandra’s daughter is trade mark attorney and she feels owner needs to work to protect it. His comment was lack of resources. Sandra thought the attorney general’s office should be involved. Hopefully, Scott will think about importance of Kona brand and KCFA’s strong support of it. Armando asked what Sandra’s daughter would recommend. She will look into case law about trademarks. Chris recommends that the KCFA write to the HI Attorney General about the state’s responsibility to protect the Kona coffee trademark. Will discuss again next meeting. Will look for specific targets sued for trademark infringement.
Scott will meet with Bruce and Suzanne about some of our issues in the next month. Enright has said he has the authority to change the blend law. But state law says must be 10% for any Hawaii coffee. Agenda with Enright would like to talk about funding and percentage. If dept of Ag doesn’t have money to protect trademark then KCFA should support effort to secure state funding. Karen recommends we all have local and federal politicians o talk to
Hawaii Origin – (15 minutes) Discussion
Single origin Hawaii (state)should be promoted. Geo identity. Cea would like KCFA to look into local origin. Made in Hawaii law- says any product that is 51% and that is added value can be called made in Hawaii. Bruce says message should be “don’t buy 10% Kona blend”.
Made in Hawaii Show (10 Minutes) – Allan Update by Suzanne show is Aug 16-17 But we won’t know until June 1 if we have a booth. Cea moves and Sandra seconds motion to have farmers go to sell their own brand and KCFA gets a percent.. Chris recommends that farmers pay their own way. Motion passed. Armando and Karen will be on committee. Chris can help with shipping
OLD BUSINESS
Kona Hills
HDOA PQ quarantine waiver: - (5 min) Suzanne
Bruce and Suzanne talked to Darwin about Kona Hills. Darwin feels KCFA should not involve Starbucks. Bruce feels we should pressure Starbucks in a letter from Suzanne and KCFA. Bruce says to cc national papers and stations. Suzanne would like Bruce to send a letter to the hedge fund as well. Sandra will pull original application through freedom of information act.
Grade standards Comment Bruce- Use coffee tasting results for changing standards.
HCA Green Coffee Auction Committee – (5 min) – Suzanne
2019 July will be a green auction. Could use a member to represent us in the committee. Mark and Armando will work on it
EXPO Closeout – (5 min) Karen
Thank you to volunteers. Wrap up meeting next week.
Coffee Thank you to Suzanne for April
Next month Karen
Adjourned 4:35
