Coffee lovers sip what they think is premium Kona coffee, only to discover it’s a mass-produced blend lacking the unique taste born from the fertile volcanic soil of Hawaii’s Big Island.

As you drive south along the west coast of the Big Island, you can’t help smelling the coffee roasting. You are smelling the pride of the Kona coast, the best coffee produced in the U.S. It c… ...

When it comes to the country of origin of their coffee, most Americans think Brazil, Colombia, or Ethiopia. But, unbeknownst to many, the US has domestically produced coffee, and Kona Coffee is ...

After testing coffee samples from around the world as well as more than 150 samples from Kona farms, Dr. Ehleringer’s team identified several element ratios — strontium to zinc, for example ...

For years now, people who wanted to delve into the history of Kona likely paid a visit to a small archive housed in the basement of the H.N. Greenwell Store Museum in Kealakekua. ADVERTISING For ...

The Kona Hawaiian Quilt Museum Society’s fourth annual Tropical Inspirations Quilt Show is set for July 20-21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha’s ...

Kona Coffee Growers Used Science to Win a 5-Year Legal Dispute With Wide Implications for Other Premium Product Makers. A tangle of litigation over Hawaiian-grown coffee hinged on testing to show ...

Nurtured by the Island of Hawaii’s unique mingling of abundant sunshine, afternoon rain and lava-infused soil, Kona coffee retails for more than $30 for an eight-ounce bag.

Hawaii’s coffee industry, half grown in Kona, is weathering changes because of a new state law. Act 198 aims to address deceptive labeling, raising the mandatory percent of Hawaii-grown coffee ...

The Hawai‘i Keiki Museum at Kings’ Shops will be open from 2 to 8 p.m. daily. Admission for adults is $15, $7 kama‘aina. For children $10, $7 kama‘aina, free for infants under 6 months.

Finally, there’s a decent backstory in how the Kona Rainforest Farm coffee found its way to the White House. During the early years in the Bush administration, the White House decided to serve ...