Learn About Coffee

How To Taste Coffee

As with fine wines, there are so many great coffees to choose from that one may feel a bit overwhelmed in attempting to appraise each of them. Take heart. There is an easy method to finding what’s most enjoyable for you.

The Kona Coffee Process

begins in the months of January and lasts through June. Late winter and early summer rains bring the water that produces the blossoms or “flowers” which eventually turn into coffee cherries.

The Perfect Cup of Coffee

– Drip, press, or espresso maker – how you brew your coffee has as much influence over its flavor as growing and roasting. Learn how to make the perfect brew. Read more...

The Kona Coffee Growing Region

is situated on the slopes of the Hualalai and Mauna Loa volcanoes at elevations ranging from 500 to 2,500 feet, and offers ideal growing conditions. With its balance of acidity, mineral content and water retention, the nutrient-rich volcanic soil is particularly suited for coffee production.

What Makes Kona Coffee So Unique?

100% pure Kona Coffee is distinguished from all other coffees by its unique island microclimate and extra care taken throughout the process of creating the superb Kona bean.

A Brief History of Hawai’ian Coffee

In 1825 Chief Boki, then Governor of Oahu, acquired coffee trees in Rio de Janeiro on his way back from London aboard the British warship H.M.S. Blonde. These coffee trees were planted in the Manoa Valley on Oahu, and from a small field trees were introduced to other areas of Oahu and the neighboring islands.