by andrew | Mar 3, 2010 | competitions, events, hawaii |
In two coffee industry firsts this past weekend in Los Angeles, Pete Licata of Honolulu became the first representative from Hawaii to win the Western Regional Barista Competition and also the first-ever to prevail at any barista competition using 100% Hawaiian... by andrew | Feb 28, 2010 | competitions, events, news
Colombia has been selected to host the 12th annual World Barista Championship, which will be held in combination with the 2011 EXPOESPECIALES conference in Bogota. Seven countries vied to host the 2011 event. “Choosing a winner from the very competitive site... 
by andrew | Feb 17, 2010 | hawaii, marketing, origin |
A new study commissioned by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association touts the benefits of legislating that all products sold with the label Kona Coffee within the State of Hawaii should consist of 100% coffee grown in Kona. While in agreement with the concept of truth in... 
by andrew | Feb 16, 2010 | competitions, economy, events, hawaii, origin
This is my second annual year in review, started in 2008, inspired by the Internal Revenue Service audit of my travel receipts for 2006, after which I now make far more detailed records of each trip. The audit was dismissed but only after producing a complete... 