Posted on 11:31 pm, Sunday, July 19, 2009. Tags: coffee, hawaii coffee association, onouli farm, paul thornton, shawn hamilton, warren muller
A Kona farm scooped up the top prize at the state’s first coffee-cupping competition last weekend at the Hawaii Coffee Association’s 14th annual conference at Maui Tropical Plantation. Onouli Farm’s coffee was among 69 entries statewide tanked by cuppers Warren Muller of Inter American Coffee, Shawn Hamilton of Java City Roasters and Paul Thornton of […]
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Posted on 11:50 am, Monday, January 26, 2009. Tags: coffee, expo, farm, kona
Presented by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association. Specifically for small farms. Services and resources for coffee and other small farm needs. Featuring displays, mini-workshops, produt and service information, technical talk-story with experts and information. Valuable door prizes to KCFA members, membership available on day of the event. Big Jake’s BBQ will be available for lunch […]
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Posted on 11:15 am, Sunday, January 18, 2009. Tags: barack obama, coffee, inauguration, ka‘u
MEDIA RELEASE Although Ka‘u is a long way from Washington, D.C., it is well represented in festivities celebrating the historic inauguration of the 44th President of the United States. Ka‘u coffee farmers have hand-picked and prepared a commemorative roast of their award-winning coffee for the Hawaii for Obama Inaugural Gala, to be held Sunday, Jan. […]
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Posted on 3:56 pm, Monday, January 5, 2009. Tags: coffee, farmers, kcfa, kona, pruning, tool sharpening, workshop
A tool sharpening and pruning workshop will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Registration & refreshments start at 1 p.m. with the workshop to follow. The event will be at Pau Hana Estate Farm 82-1250 Kiai Rd. above Choicemart in Captain Cook mauka. Call 328-8099 for directions. Carol Weaver and Sandy […]
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Posted on 6:10 am, Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Tags: barack o blend, coffee, kona joe
MEDIA RELEASE Like most in Hawaii, Kona coffee farmers Joe and Deepa Tiare Alban closely followed Barack Obama’s path to the White House over the last year. Once the election was over, the couple mulled the best way to celebrate the occasion and inspiration was not long coming  – create the “Barack O Blend.” “Like […]
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Posted on 8:51 pm, Monday, December 22, 2008. Tags: calendar, coffee, farmers, kona
MEDIA RELEASE Let our actual Kona coffee lady farmers guide you through the year in coffee; Miss January through to Miss November demonstrate what happens each month that brings hand-tended artisan Kona coffee to your cup. These women say they care passionately about 100% Kona coffee, and are tired of seeing its gourmet name devalued […]
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Posted on 12:44 am, Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Tags: coffee, festival, kona, website
MEDIA RELEASE KAILUA-KONA —Aloha Kona Coffee was awarded best label in the Keauhou Resort Kona Coffee Label & Website Competition while www.konarainforest.com took the top honors in the Web site category. A total of 150 entries competed in the two divisions last month in the Keauhou Resort Kona Coffee Label & Website Competition for cash […]
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Posted on 11:57 am, Saturday, November 8, 2008. Tags: big island, coffee, festival, holualoa
Images from the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival’s Holualoa Village Coffee & Art Stroll.
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