Same as /coffee-act-198?

That page is the origin rule. This piece is the shorter sourcing note beside it.

Will you print a farm name on the menu?

Only after written verification. Otherwise the ingredient is named as food — Waikoloa kitchen. Hilo is never implied.

Whole fish on ice and coffee cherries on a Kona lava-stone counter in hard sun.

Hawaiʻi Island · Sourcing honesty

West-side sourcing — most food still arrives by ship. We say so.

/what-we-dont-do is the claim list. /coffee-act-198 is the origin rule. This blog note is why an inquiry draft will not print a farm name we have not verified.

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Hawaiʻi still imports most of its food. We cook what the west-side shop actually holds that day — when we can staff. We do not invent a “farm-to-table” brand for Waikoloa.

Named Kona and Kaʻū coffee follow Act 198 from 2027 — /coffee-act-198. Fish is named as food, not décor.

Big island catering (50) stays on /catering. This article is how a west-side inquiry draft stays honest.

Hawaiʻi Island · Beside this note