Molokai Livestock Cooperative

Molokai Livestock Cooperative operates a very small USDA-inspected slaughter and processing plant at 3355 Maunaloa Highway in Ho'olehua, Hawaii, in Maui County. It holds establishment numbers M21699, P21699 and V21699, with a grant of inspection date on file of March 24, 2021. FSIS lists its activities as meat processing, meat slaughter, voluntary processing of meat and voluntary slaughter of meat.

The plant reports slaughtering cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer under inspection. Its FSIS slaughter volume category is 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year. It also reports custom-exempt slaughter, in which animals owned by the customer are processed and the packages are marked Not for Sale, and it reports retail-exempt sales.

No website is on file for this establishment. Secondary directory listings repeat the same address and phone number, with one listing giving the address as 3367 Maunaloa Highway, and describe the operation as a cooperative. Details beyond the federal record, including hours, pricing, booking practices, cut and wrap options and retail offerings, are not yet on file.

The establishment reports both USDA-inspected slaughter and custom-exempt slaughter, so animals can be handled either for sale into commerce or as customer-owned processing with packages marked Not for Sale. Species reported to FSIS are cattle, hogs, sheep and lamb, and elk or deer. Reported slaughter volume is under 1,000 head per year and the plant is classed by FSIS as very small, so capacity is limited. Booking procedures, lead times, minimums, kill fees and cut and wrap charges are not stated in any source on file. Farmers should call (808) 567-6994 to confirm what work is being taken, as listed.

Molokai Livestock Cooperative reports custom-exempt slaughter to FSIS, which means it can process an animal a customer already owns (a whole, half, or share bought before slaughter) and return it in packages marked Not for Sale. Most small farms have one or two plants they book with, and the plant's calendar decides the delivery date.

The plant reports retail-exempt sales to FSIS, which allows some direct sales to household customers, but no source on file describes a retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery or shipping. Households interested in buying should contact the plant directly by phone to ask what is available.

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.