by andrew | Nov 1, 2011 | hawaii, industry, origin
Karen Paterson of Hula Daddy Coffee today published an amazing blog article about the state of coffee in Kona that should be read by all with interests in Hawaii and its signature coffee growing origin. The article, titled Kona Coffee Farmers at the Crossroad...
by andrew | Aug 20, 2011 | events, origin, roasting
Origin tours are important in the specialty coffee industry so that buyers can travel to growers’ estates and develop productive personal relationships, understand the foreign and complex inner workings of farms and local culture, as well as exchange information...
by andrew | Aug 1, 2011 | news, origin
Beginning this month, Vournas Coffee Trading will import coffees from Kaapi Royale Coffee of Karnataka, India to The Annex warehouse location in Oakland, California. Offerings from Kaapi Royale Coffee include top scoring traditional and special preparation arabica...
by andrew | Jul 10, 2011 | competitions, events, hawaii, origin
Rusty’s Hawaiian 100% Ka’u Coffee was named Grand Champion for a second consecutive year at this weekend’s annual statewide cupping competition organized and hosted by the Hawaii Coffee Association. More than 50 coffees from across the islands were...
by andrew | May 12, 2011 | events, hawaii, news, origin
As the Ka’u Coffee Festival is set to begin this weekend in Pahala on Hawaii’s Big Island, news has surfaced from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture that the dreaded coffee berry borer, alias CBB, alias Hypothenemus hampei or ‘douche-bug’ has...
by andrew | May 3, 2011 | associations, competitions, events, hawaii, news, origin
In two coffee industry firsts this weekend in Houston, Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Co. became the first competitor from Hawaii to win the United States Barista Championship and also the first-ever to prevail at any national barista championship using 100% Hawaiian...
