EXPO TOMORROW!!
WHEN:Ā Friday, March 18, 2016 from 10 am til 4 pm-Ā Free Admission
WHERE:Ā Old Airport, Makaeo PavilionĀ (please use mauka entrance, lots of parking available)
WHAT:Ā Ā Equipment, Products, Services, Workshops and Presentations for Coffee Growers and other Hawaii County Farmers.
A fun, interesting and worthwhile eventāso bring your neighbors, friends and visitors!
Food Concession: Mahalo to Island Naturals Kona
Ā Main Stage
- 10 am Opening and Welcome – Bruce Corker, KCFA President
- 10:15-10:45 am Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser, Deputy to the Chairperson (Chairperson Scott Enright), Hawaii Department of Agriculture- āGet Involvedā
Ā Inside floor presentationĀ
- 11-11:30 am Robbie Hollingsworth, USDA-ARS, Pacific Basic Agriculture Research Center – CBB researchĀ
- 11:30-12:15 Andrea Kawabata, CTAHR – Coffee Project Update and Rob Curtiss, HDOA West Hawaii Entomologist – CBB
Ā Outside lawn presentation (under tent)
- 12:30-1pm Nicole Gueck, Agrilogic Insurance Consulting
Ā Inside floor presentation
- 1:15 pm-1:45 pm Paul Strauss, Department of Health and Jason Dela Cruz DOH Public Health Educator – Dengue, zika and disaster preparedness
Ā Outside lawn presentation (under tent)
- 2 pm-3 pm Diana Duff, Robert Barnes and Bob Schaffer, Kona Farming Systems Farmer Panel
Vendor Displays
- AgriLogic Insurance
- All Tool, Inc.
- Beyond Organic Consulting
- Captain Cook Trading
- Complete Art Service Hawaii
- Copy Post Plus
- CPS
- CTAHR
- Daylight Mind Coffee Company
- Department of Health
- Farm Works Hawaii
- Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union
- Hawaii Department of Agriculture
- Hawaii Farmers Union United/HOFA
- Hawaii Grower Products
- Hawaii Small Business Development Center
- Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers
- HIWEDO
- KCFA Legislative Committee
- KCFA membership
- KCFA Pest & Disease Committee
- Kona Coffee Cultural Festival
- Kona Property ( A Real Estate Concern)
- Kona Soil &Water Conservation District
- KonAroma
- Living Aloha
- NutriPlant Hawaii
- Roastar
- The Kohala Center
- The Spoon Shop
- Transpacific Associates
- USDA-ARS
- USDA-Farm Service Agency
- USDA-NRCS
- USDA-Rural Development
- USPS
- West Hawaii Master Gardeners
- XPEDX
Not to be missed, see you tomorrow!