Tea & Coffee 12/00 - COFFEE'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH KONA (#)
„While many coffee farmers agree that the kind of soil and climate that are found in the Hawaiian islands are ideal for coffee, the idea that the market is willing to pay nearly the same price for twice as much Hawaiian coffee as was produced 10 years ago has already been soundly disproved. Yet, conversely, it has also been demonstrated that the allure of Kona coffee is not yet transferable to the other coffees of Hawaii, either from the perspective of the cupping room or the marketer’s office. If Kona could double what it produces, at the same average quality, it might have been a different story, price-wise. And this is not to say the new coffees of the other islands are not as good.“
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Tea & Coffee 04/03 - Coffee With Aloha Spirit: The 32nd Annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
„Farmers in Kona must also consider the best methods for growing in this part of the world, and agricultural research has played a critical role in Kona’s coffee production over the years. “There is a long history of research on coffee by the University of Hawaii and a long relationship between the University and the coffee industry,” says Virginia Easton Smith of CTAHR (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resource) of the University of Hawaii. “Some of the topics have been fertilizer requirements for optimum production, harvesting and processing for top quality coffee, best methods to use for starting a coffee orchard, nematode symptoms and management, and many other topics.” Smith gives a monthly “Coffee Talk” for the farmers on cultivation, and farmers come to her and the CTAHR when they have a problem or a question.“
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Coffee From Around The World - National Coffee Association
„ Though coffee farms are found throughout the Hawaiian islands, it is Kona coffee, from the large island of Hawaii, that is best known and always in high demand. Nature provides just the right environment for the coffee trees growing on the slopes of the active Mauna Loa volcano. Young trees are planted in black, volcanic soil so new that it often seems the farmers are planting their seedlings in rock instead of soil. Afternoon shade from tropical clouds forms a natural canopy over the trees to protect them from intense sun. Frequent island showers keep the plants nourished with just the right amount of rain.“
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„Kona, on the southwest coast of Hawaii, the largest island of the Hawaiian chain, produces the most famous and the most traditional of Hawaiian coffees. Coffee has been grown in smaller quantities elsewhere on the islands since the early days of European settlement, but encouraged by the impending closure of sugar and pineapple plantations and the tourism-induced popularity of Hawaiian coffee, large commercial concerns now have established plantations on the islands of Kauai and Molokai. Similar efforts soon may follow on other islands.“
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„Kona coffee is one of the most sought after coffees in the world. The best coffee in Hawaii is harvested on small farms on the slopes of Mount Loa above the Pacific and is wet-processed. The Hawaiian climate provides the perfect cloud cover to prevent the intense rays from the sun, creating what is called automatic shade. Coffee in Hawaii is often of the Typica cultivar. Interestingly, coffee in Hawaii is grown at a relatively low altitude which is said to produce an inferior tasting coffee. However, Hawaiian coffees often display the density, color, and acidity of high grown coffees. Quality is not necessarily a factor of the altitude, but more likely is a factor of how slowly the coffee is grown.“
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Tea & Coffee 05/00 - Trade News
„The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has secured a federal certification mark for 100% Kona Coffee® from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Washington, D.C. The granting of Registration #2,322,867, dated February 29, 2000, gives the coffee farmers of Kona, Hawaii protection and recognition for the coffee grown in the North and South Kona Districts on the Island of Hawaii.“
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