Pulama Lanai

Pulama Lanai holds USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service establishment number V45502 at Palawai Basin TMK 249.002.001 in Lanai City, Hawaii, in Maui County. The federal record lists the establishment for Voluntary Processing, Meat and Voluntary Slaughter, Meat, with a grant of inspection date on file of April 19, 2017. Species reported slaughtered under inspection are elk or deer. The plant falls in FSIS slaughter volume category 1, meaning under 1,000 head per year, and its FSIS size class is listed as N/A. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS.

The website on file, pulamalanai.com, describes Pulama Lanai as a land and resource management company, cultural steward and community builder on the island of Lanai, created in 2012 after the island was purchased by Larry Ellison. The site describes work in conservation programs, hydroponic gardening, freshwater systems, game management, natural species preservation, watershed management, erosion control, coastal resources and fisheries management, invasive species control and conservation education. Lanai is described as home to about 3,000 residents, one school and one hospital.

The website does not describe the meat plant itself, its hours, its pricing, or how animals or meat are handled. Details beyond the federal record, including whether the establishment takes in animals from outside producers or sells to the public, are not yet on file. Note that deer and elk are handled under voluntary inspection, a fee-based FSIS service used for species not covered by mandatory inspection.