By Associated Press
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) _ It takes only minutes every morning to brew up a java jolt, but the coffee-growing region of Kona takes 10 days to properly honor the bean.
The 38th Kona Coffee Cultural Festival kicked off this weekend, with a slate of parades and pageants, workshops, farm tours, seminars and a handful of culinary delights.
In addition to honoring Kona′s coffee
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KAILUA KONA, HI–(Marketwire - October 02, 2008) - Espresso training, coffee roaster training, a farm tour and a new professional coffee tasting class will be held ahead of this year’s Kona Coffee Cultural Festival on the Big Island.
The Hawaii Coffee Training Workshop series sponsored by the Kona Pacific Farmers Cooperative includes two new programs for 2008: an advanced espresso class and a
Original post by Robert
I complained to Wawa in January 2008 about their deceptive use of the name, “Kona,” on their Kona blend coffee. Wawa is a large convenience store chain in the Northeast United States. Here is the article I posted: Adulteration of Kona coffee by Wawa
I just visited a Wawa store and noticed the new label. Wawa is now being more truthful and using “Kona Blend.”
They don’t disclose the percentage
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Saturday, July 5th, from 1pm - 3:30pm, CTAHR meeting Room in Kainaliu, followed by optional tour to Bob Nelson′s processing operation (across the road)
A presentation on how to take your coffee cherry through to parchment, to green bean, and even to roast and pack yourselves. This workshop is specifically for small farms, with examples of scaled down operations and equipment that are affordable,
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Thu Jun 19, 3:03 AM ET
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii - Police in Hawaii say a thief got his caffeine fix when he made off with more than 1,000 pounds of Kona coffee beans.
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Police say the beans were taken from a home sometime between May 27 and May 29. The beans were in 100-pound burlap bags.
Police are asking the public to report anyone trying to sell green coffee beans.
The Kona area of
Original post by Robert
March 12, 2008
Governor Linda Lingle
Hawaii State Capital
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Dear Governor,
Kona coffee needs your help. Kona is, one of the richest coffees in
the world, both in taste quality and the price it brings in the
marketplace. It is sad that so much coffee bought by consumers as
Kona, is in fact only a blend of second rate coffee into which is
mixed
Original post by Robert
March 12, 2008
Governor Linda Lingle
Hawaii State Capital
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Dear Governor,
Kona coffee needs your help. Kona is, one of the richest coffees in
the world, both in taste quality and the price it brings in the
marketplace. It is sad that so much coffee bought by consumers as
Kona, is in fact only a blend of second rate coffee into which is
mixed
Original post by Robert
An issue has arisen with the KCFA DVD that I need to share with you, our members.
We have received a letter from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture which “directs the KCFA to remove the Get Real! DVD from any and all distribution and cease its use in the promotion of 100% Kona Coffee”.
They now state that “The DVD is not consistent with the HDOA mission to locally, nationally, and
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By Mark Niesse
ASSOCIATED PRESS
7:42 p.m. March 5, 2008
HONOLULU – Hawaii won′t ban genetically altered coffee, a decision that worries growers of the prized Kona coffee brand who want to keep it pure.
State lawmakers shelved a bill Wednesday that would have prohibited growing genetically modified coffee in Hawaii until 2012. Instead, they want to order a study into the science, benefits and
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In light of serious questions about the quality of Kona coffee reported by at least one presenter at the recent Coffee Fest In Washington, D.C., Bruce Corker, President of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association, suggests roasters and retailers order supplies of the only U.S.-grown coffee directly from growers in the Kona District on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Counterfeiting of Kona coffee is
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