HONOLULU – Meadow Gold calls itself 'Hawaii's Dairy' but only 20% of the milk it distributes is local, and if the state doesn't change pricing rules soon, the company won't buy any, putting the last two Hawaii dairy farms out of business.
"This law has helped to keep the farmers solvent," says Ed Boteilho of Cloverleaf Dairy on the Big Island, the smaller of the two farms. Boteilho says he can't afford to sell his product at lower prices and is against the state giving in to Meadow Gold's threat.
"If they allow this to go through, I'm nobody," says Boteilho.
Meadow Gold, which is owned by a mainland company, told the state it can't compete with other companies like Costco bringing in prepackaged milk.
To read the rest of the story, please go to: HawaiiNewsNow
