Shall be open to all Hawaiian business firms, sole proprietorships or corporations who are engaged in any or all of the following activities including but not limited to growing, exporting, importing, brokering, warehousing, roasting, processing, packaging, wholesaling, jobbing, distributing, and retailing of Hawaiian coffee, and/or products relating to Hawaiian coffee..
Members in this classification shall be divided into five broad CATEGORIES: Growers; Processors; Roasters; Wholesalers; and Retailers. It is expected that members will register within the category of their primary involvement in the specialty coffee industry, for purposes of providing a representative selection on the Board.
- Full voting rights on any issue
- Eligible to be elected to the Board
- Framed Certificate of Membership
- Use of Special Rates on service providers (FedEx)
- Eligible to participate in group advertising
- Eligible to participate in group tradeshow booths (SCAA, etc)
- Free link from HCA website to member website
- Email notification of issues of importance to Hawaii Coffee
- Email Newsletter (when developed)
- Email Minutes of Board Meetings
- Eligible to participate in the HCA Tradeshow
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Shall be open to individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, trade organizations, universities, research establishments engaged in the import or manufacture or distribution of products or services closely allied with the Hawaii coffee industry..
- Voting rights to vote on Board member elections and any other issues which arise at the AGM, when present in person
- Certificate of Membership
- Use of Special Rates on service providers (FedEx)
- Email notification of issues of importance to Hawaii Coffee
- Email Newsletter (when developed)
- Email Minutes of Board Meetings
- Eligible to participate in the HCA Tradeshow
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Shall be open to writers, editors, publishers of media allied or associated with the specialty coffee industry; other non-Hawaii coffee trade Associations; and all other individuals not directly involved in Hawaii coffee commerce, and non-Hawaii growers and businesses.
- Use of Special Rates on service providers (FedEx)
- Email notification of issues of importance to Hawaii Coffee
- Email Newsletter (when developed)
- Email Minutes of Board Meetings
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