KCFA Board Member Bruce Corker Recognized for Efforts
Press Release.KCFA.07.19.13
Protect Kona Coffee from GMO: Kona Coffee Farmers Association Supports County Bill 79
Please note the correct email address to submit online testimony is: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us to read the full KCFA press release, please click here->, Bill 79 Testimony needed
Documents- Joint Case Management Statement (filed 3/9/12) and the Stipulation to Dismiss (filed 3/21/13).
Thurston Jt Case Mgt Statement Thurston Stip. to Dismiss
SAFEWAY SETTLES KONA COFFEE BLEND MISLABELING LAWSUIT
PRESS RELEASE KONA COFFEE FARMERS ASSOCIATION P O Box 5436, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745 April 30, 2013 Contact: Anita Kelleher, Kona Coffee Farmers Association — “Anita Kelleher” <anitakelleher@bellsouth.net> Tel. 305-934-2248 SAFEWAY SETTLES KONA COFFEE BLEND MISLABELING LAWSUIT Safeway Stores has settled a federal court lawsuit brought by a California consumer alleging damages from deceptive labeling of…
Sen. Hirono’s Letter to Secretary Vilsack
US Senator Mazie Hirono Asks USDA’s Secretary of Agriculture to Address Kona’s CBB Emergency here: 4 15 13 letter to Secretary Vilsack
3.13.2013 UPDATE – CBB Funding Restored to Bill
An email sent to all active KCFA Members on March 13, 2013 Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Legislative Committee of our Kona Coffee Farmers Association, we have SUCCEEDED! As many are aware, in January Kona Representative Nicole Lowen introduced a very important bill to address our CBB Emergency. Rep. Lowen’s bill (“HB353”) provides for $500,000…
Legislative Alert! Help Needed by Monday 2:45 pm
LEGISLATIVE ALERT! WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE NEED EACH KCFA MEMBER TO SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO THE SENATE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE ASKING THAT THE STATE OF HAWAII RECOGNIZE CBB AS A DIRE EMERGENCY FOR COFFEE FARMERS. The Background—HB353 (CBB Research and Farmer Support)—This bill was introduced by Kona Representative Nicole Lowen and provides for $500,000…
CBB Emergency Funding Letter sent to the President and the US Secretary of Agriculture
KCFA is part of a group from Kona and all of Hawaii that is requesting Emergency Funding from the White and the US Department of Agriculture for the Coffee Berry Borer pest that is threatening the the growing of coffee in Hawaii. The complete text of the letter, sent on February 28th is here: CBB Emergency…
2013 Legislature- New Labeling Effort by KCFA
See article in West Hawaii Today here
Proposed Changes in Standards for Hawaii Coffee 09.11.2012
DOA HAR Chapter 4-143 v5 9.8.12