by andrew | Jul 19, 2011 | events, hawaii, origin
I recently wrote about the Hawaii Coffee Association’s decision to withhold the point scores and quality ranking of coffees independently judged for its 2011 statewide cupping competition. My position on the matter has not changed and I reiterate my concerns...
by andrew | Sep 6, 2010 | hawaii, origin, science
Hawaii’s resident coffee scientist Shawn Steiman investigates the conflicting historical accounts of when coffee first arrived in Hawaii. If you look into the history of coffee’s arrival to Hawaii, you’ll discover that most sources report that it was...
by andrew | Sep 10, 2009 | events, hawaii
The Speciality Coffee Association of Europe’s annual origin tour is coming to the Island of Hawaii for the first time ever this October 26-31st, organized and led by Andrew Hetzel of CafeMakers (Kamuela) and author of The Hawaii Coffee Book, Shawn Steiman...
by andrew | Jun 24, 2009 | hawaii, news, origin
Shawn Steiman, PhD serves up an insightful overview of Hawaii’s coffees and makes a few recipe suggestions for cooking with coffee in today’s Honolulu Star Bulletin newspaper. From the Honolulu Star Bulletin: Coffee has become big business in Hawaii....
by andrew | Jan 18, 2009 | hawaii, origin
Question: “I recently purchased some green coffee from Maui and Kauai. The beans are much smaller than from Kona. Are the the coffees from Maui and Kauai different than the better known origin of Kona, and are they inferior?” Answer: Coffees from each of...
