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MEDIA RELEASE Three UH Hilo students have been selected to receive first-ever awards of the Adopt-a-Beehive with Alan Wong Scholarship from the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM): Brittany Ann Rocha, Julianna Graper, and Tayler Manriki. Three $1,000 scholarships were made possible through the generous support of donors who joined Chef Alan […]

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The Ka’u Coffee Festival has even more to celebrate at its second annual event May 1 & 2, having captured a win in an international “Coffees of the Year” competition. In celebrating the prized coffees, the festival features a line-up of top Hawaiian musicians, the participation of Chef Alan Wong at the festival’s recipe contest, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The tastes and talents of Hawaii will take center stage in the national spotlight Thursday, June 25 as President Barack Obama, the first president from the Aloha State, hosts the first-ever White House luau. The South Lawn luau is a twist on the annual picnic for members of Congress and their families and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kailiawa Coffee Farm in Ka’u continued the winning streak for Ka’u coffee by placing seventh in the prestigious international finals of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) 2009 Roaster’s Guild Coffee of the Year Cupping Competition earlier this month in Atlanta.   Vying against coffees from Ethiopia, Columbia and Panama, the seventh […]

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