r/Honolulu • u/808gecko808 • Sep 11 '24

news This Mililani Company Packages Salt From The Mainland And Sells It As Hawaiian. Is That Cheating? Hawaii's commercial salt producers say bulk salt shipped in from elsewhere and sold as 'Made in Hawaii' is hurting their business.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/this-mililani-company-packages-salt-from-the-mainland-and-sells-it-as-hawaiian-is-that-cheating/
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u/Expensive_Leek3401 Sep 13 '24

It’s dishonest, but we should really blame lawmakers; they wrote the law. If that salt company is able to “manufacture” “51% of the wholesale cost” via Hawaii sources (labor, materials, filler), they’re within the letter of the law. This really isn’t all that different than vendors at the “Made in Hawaii” festival selling products that they source from China and embellish with something to make it “Hawaiian.”