Hawaii Beef Producers, LLC

Hawaii Beef Producers, LLC, doing business as Hawaii Big Island Beef, operates at 2 Old Plantation Road in Paauilo, Hawaii County. The plant holds USDA FSIS establishment number M1063 and is listed for both Meat Slaughter and Meat Processing. FSIS classifies it as a small establishment, with a grant of inspection date on file of July 15, 2021. Cattle are the only species reported slaughtered under inspection.

The FSIS record places the plant in slaughter volume category 2.0, meaning annual head count is above the smallest reported tier of under 1,000 head per year. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, so the federal record does not show custom slaughter or custom processing for individual owners at this location. The plant can be reached at (808) 776-1109.

The website on file for this record, bigislandlocavorestore.com, belongs to The Locavore Store, a Hilo retailer that lists Hawaii Beef Producers among its suppliers and describes the company as raising and processing grass-fed beef on the Big Island. That is a third party page rather than the plant's own site, and it carries no processing details. Fees, scheduling, cut and wrap options, retail sales, and hours are not on file beyond the federal record.

The federal record lists this establishment for cattle slaughter and meat processing under inspection, with no custom-exempt activity reported. Producers considering hauling cattle here should contact the plant directly at (808) 776-1109, since booking windows, lead times, minimums, kill fees, hanging weight charges, and cut and wrap terms are not stated in any source on file. Whether the plant takes outside animals at all, as opposed to processing only cattle it sources itself, is not stated.

Hawaii Beef Producers, LLC operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

Beef associated with Hawaii Beef Producers is listed by The Locavore Store in Hilo, which names the company among its local suppliers and describes its beef as grass-fed. No retail counter at the Paauilo plant, no halves or quarters program, no bundles, and no shipping or delivery are described in the sources on file. Households should call the plant or check with retailers carrying the brand.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.