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KCCF scores visitor industry marketing award

Norman Sakata, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Miss Aloha Hawaii and Mel Morimoto. (Photo courtesy of Kona Coffee Cultural Festival)

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The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is a proud recipient of this year’s Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce Visitor Industry Marketing Award presented to the Festival at the Chamber’s recent annual membership meeting.

Since 1979, the Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce has recognized leaders in West Hawaii through this award for their dedication and hard work in the community.

The Pualu Awards (literally meaning to work together) recognize recipients for their outstanding commitment to the community.

The Visitor Industry Marketing Award acknowledged the grass roots Kona Coffee Cultural Festival organization for its efforts to preserve, perpetuate and promote Kona’s unique 180+year coffee heritage.

“The Festival is quite honored to accept this generous award. Each year, The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival celebrates our community and the pioneers who laid the foundation for the successful Kona coffee industry we have today. We want to thank everyone including visitors to our island home for supporting the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival for more than forty years, ” said Norman Sakata, Kona Coffee Cultural Festival president.

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival promotes ag-tourism annually during the November shoulder season with the intention that visitors and residents discover and experience Kona coffee and the unique history, heritage and lifestyle.

Each year the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival hosts over forty special events during its 10-day schedule from farm tours, coffee workshops to picking contests, visitors and residents have every opportunity to participate.

The annual Kona coffee harvest has sustained Kona’s agricultural community and is celebrated every November. This year, the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival runs Nov. 4-13.

The award-winning Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is recognized as the oldest and one of the most successful food festivals in Hawaii. This 10-day Festival celebrates Kona’s special cultural heritage and recognizes the accomplishments of Kona coffee pioneers, farmers and artisans.

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is recognized and supported as a ‘Major Festival’ by Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) as the Festival showcases Hawaii’s unique culture and diversity. The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is further supported by Ueshima Coffee (UCC Hawaii) Corp.; Gevalia Kaffe; Kamehameha Schools; Keauhou Resort; KTA Super Stores; Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union and numerous other corporate and community donors.

— Find out more:
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival: www.konacoffeefest.com

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