Coffee Industry in Hawaii

Articles and information about the coffee industry in the Hawaiian Islands, including trade organizations, the history of coffee growing in Hawaii, articles about the state of the industry, and a directory of Hawaiian coffee growers and companies.

Hawaii Coffee Association
A trade organization for members of the Hawaii coffee industry. Their mission is to increase Hawaii coffee consumption in Hawaii and internationally and also to educate and provide a networking center for its members. They also organize an annual Hawaii Coffee Conference.

Kona Coffee Council
A trade organization for growers, processors, and retailers of coffee grown in the Kona region on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Kona Coffee Farmers Association
A support organization and lobbying group for the farmers in the Kona region of the Big island. The organization was founded to protect economic interests of 100% Kona coffee and seek greater legal protection for the "Kona coffee" name.

Hawaiian Coffee Companies
An alphabetical index to large coffee plantations, small coffee farms, coffee processing companies, and coffee retailers in Hawaii.

Hawaii's Largest Coffee Plantation Is On Kauai
There are hundreds of coffee farms on the Big Island of Hawaii but many people do not realize that the largest coffee plantation in Hawaii is located on the island of Kauai.

The History of Coffee in Hawaii
An article about the history of the coffee industry in Hawaii, from the early 1800's to the present day. From the Kalaheo Cafe and Coffee Company.

Kona Coffee History and Plants
The history of coffee growing in Kona and general information about growing coffee plants in Hawaii.

More Java, Fewer Visitors Hit Coffee Growers
A May 2002 article by Lyn Danninger in the Honolulu Star Bulletin Newspaper.

Will Hawaii Coffee Dilute Kona Coffee?
A September 2001 article by Jacy Youn in the Hawaii Business Magazine about the proposal from part of Hawaii's coffee industry to start promoting "Hawaii Coffee" instead of just "Kona Coffee".

Coffee Industry Forms Unsteady Alliance
An October 1997 article by Andrew Gomes in the Pacific Business Journal about attempts to organize Hawaii's coffee plantation owners and companies.

Coffee Times Articles
-2000: Future of Kona Coffee Continues to Brighten
-2000: Kona Coffee Soars to New Heights
-1999: The Downfall of Kona Coffee
-1998: What's Brewing in the Kona Coffee Industry
-1995: What You Don't Know About Kona Coffee
-1997: Kona Coffee Booms
-1996: The Great Kona Coffee Scandal
-1994: Coffee Times 1994 State of the Bean Address
-1993: The Pilgrimage of Kona Coffee
-1993: Coffee Farming in Kona, Hawaii
- Mountain Thunder Coffee Plantation
- More Coffee Times Articles

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