Aloha Kona! First let me start by saying… I don’t drink coffee. You’re probably asking yourself, why would anyone go to a coffee festival if they don’t like coffee? Well, thing is… for nearly 10 years I have been invited…
The Kona Coffee Festival has grown and morphed in many ways over its 43-year history. What started out as a little recognition of the area’s best coffee farmers has become a 10-day celebration for the entire community. One of the…
One of the most interesting activities at the Kona Coffee Festival is their coffee farm tours. I would recommend you sign up for the formal tour, which takes you on a minibus to three working farms, because they are led…
Back in the day, most people — not even Hawaii folks — didn’t know that Kona coffee was the best in the world. We knew that Kona’s mountain slopes provided ideal growing conditions, but it’s only become a globally super…
My maternal grandmother, third child from the right (holding the baby) with the family on the Kona coffee farm. They were migrant coffee pickers.If you are a Kona Coffee fan, or just trying to learn about it, the annual Kona…
