Register now for the Symposium at the Outrigger Hotel, held on Friday, March 1. Don’t miss your chance to catch up on all things coffee! A day full of speakers, vendors, and a chance to catch up with fellow farmers. Free to members and $75 for guests. Lunch is included. Sponsors! Join us here and…
Calling all Kona coffee farmers! Submissions for the 2022 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Cupping Competition Coffee open Monday, October 10 and must be received by Monday, October 31 by 4pm. All coffee entered into the competition must be 100% Kona coffee grown in the district of Kona.
KCFA’s 15th Annual General Membership Meeting! January 31, Sunday from 3pm – 4:30pm via ZOOM We invite all of you to join us for our 15th Annual General Membership Meeting. It will be held via Zoom which you need to have installed on your computer/phone (go here to download>>>) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85030902651, Alternatively you could call in…
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2020 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm Aloha fellow coffee growers, As you are by now hopefully aware, Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) has been found on Hawaiian Islands. This is probably the worst thing a coffee farmer wants to hear, but if you don’t want to be blindsided by this pest, you…
Aloha KCFA Members: We are proud to offer our first outreach/education event, since farmers need to get up to speed with a new topic. As most, if not all coffee farmers in Hawaii have heard, we are now faced with a new pest: Coffee Leaf rust (CLR). This fungus, which has had devastating effects on…
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Kudos to Event Chair Kay Dixon and Board Member Armando Rodriguez and his wife Karina and Board member/musician Chet Gardiner for giving us the good time! We were enjoying the beautiful panoramic view of Puuhonua o Honaunau below and the music and the company of fellow farmers and the delicious food as well as the…
The KCFA held a successful event at the Made in Hawaii Festival on Oahu, from August 17-19, 2018 with over 40,000 attendees. The KCFA booth was beautifully decorated with lots of handouts, displays and bags of coffee. Big Mahalo to Chris Coleman KCFA Board member, for generously donating the entire Booth cost to the KCFA.…
BUY HAWAII FOR Hawaii Held at: Neal Blaisdell-Exhibition Hall & Arena in Honolulu Hours: Friday , August 17 from 10 am-9pm Saturday, August 18 from 10 am-9pm Sunday, August 19 from 10 am-5pm $6.00 admission Don’t miss out if you are on Oahu this weekend! Look for the Kona Coffee Farmers Association’s Booth #437! Selling…
Event Details Date: August 2, 2018 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Venue: Konawaena High School Cafeteria The public is invited to participate on Thursday, August 2, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 pm, at the Konawaena High School Cafeteria in Kealakekua. Forum subject area is to help meet the needs of farmers, and participants are encouraged to bring questions. Co-sponsored by two non-profit…
Slow Food Nations Festival Aloha KCFA Members: For the second year in a row, KCFA will be an Exhibitor in mid-July at the Slow Food Nations festival in Denver, CO. Take a look at the website: https://slowfoodnations.org/festival-2018/. See KCFA listed as a participant in the Taste Marketplace section. Remember that Slow Food USA has granted Pure…
We need a “count” of what donations of pastries/cookies and pounds of ground 100% Kona coffee that we can expect to receive from you this Wednesday for our “Pahoa Help Event” to be held on Friday. (all info below). Would you please email us here… just click>>> info@konaCoffeeFarmers.org to confirm your intended donation? We want to meet our goals…
Deadline to register for workshop over the Internet is Friday, April 13. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
This Sunday! Must be a current KCFA Member to vote! Kona Coffee Farmers Association Annual General Membership Meeting Sunday, January 28, 2018 11:30 am The Kona Coffee Farmers Association’s 2018 Annual General Membership Meeting (AGM) will be this Sunday, January 28 at the Kahalu’u Beach…
Listening Session The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is evaluating comprehensively the Hawaii Tropical Tree Pilot Crop Insurance Program. This evaluation is to determine whether the pilot crop insurance program for banana, coffee and papaya trees should be converted to permanent program, modified and continued as pilot, or terminated. We will present the results of our…
Dr. Sarada Krishnan of the Denver Botanic Gardens will be the featured speaker at the annual general membership meeting of the Friends of Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden to be held in the Garden on Saturday, September 23. The public is invited to attend this free presentation which will be held beneath a tent…
REMINDER–EXTENSION OF CURRENT HDOA COFFEE GRADE STANDARDS: On March 7, 2017, at 9:00 am at the West Hawaii Civic Center, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture will hold a public hearing on its proposal to extend the “sunset date” for the current grade standards. If the HDOA’s proposed amendments are not adopted, the current standards will…
Harvest Picnic! Aloha all KCFA members and families. You are all invited to attend the annual KCFA Harvest Picnic. It will be held Sunday, August 14th, from noon to 3:00 at the Church Lot Picnic area, across from the beautiful Honaunau Bay/Two Step beach, next to Puuhonua O Honaunau…
A casual and friendly environment for Kamehameha’s Land Mangers to learn about Kona Coffee farmers and for us to learn about them. Thursday 3 pm- CTAHR- across from the Aloha Theater
WHERE: Kahaluu Beach Pavilion WHEN: 11:00 am – Friday, January 8, 2016 WHY: 9th Annual KCFA General Membership Meeting & Potluck Come and hear what your 100% Kona Farmers Association has done over the last accomplishing year. Hang out with your fellow farmers and cast your vote for the new KCFA Board Members to represent you. Also…
Over 2,500 visitors and local folks enjoyed Saturday’s Coffee & Art Stroll in Holualoa Village as part of the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival. During the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. event in the historic, upcountry town, 650 people cast their votes for the “People’s Choice” award for their favorite Kona coffee. The top honors went…
ALOHA Coffee Service for MONTHLY Board Meetings 1 Pump Pot Brewed Coffee and Cups, please February____________________________________________________________________ March______________________________________________________________________ April________________________________________________________________________ May________________________________________________________________________ June________________________________________________________________________ July________________________________________________________________________ August______________________________________________________________________ September__________________________________________________________________ October_____________________________________________________________________ November___________________________________________________________________ December___________________________________________________________________ Mahalo
NOTE: LIVE STREAM VIEWING OF THE MEETINGS IS AVAILABLE VIA THE COUNTY WEBSITE AT: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1 from: Davelyn Barido, Council Aide Maile Medeiros David, Councilmember, District 6 For more information, please contact our office at (808) 323-4275 Aloha Everyone, The Agenda, Committee and Council Indexes for the July 23 & 24, 2015 meetings are HERE for…
Committee Index, July 23, 2015, Kona Chambers Council Index, July 24, 2015, Kona Chambers NOTE: LIVE STREAM VIEWING OF THE MEETINGS IS ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE COUNTY WEBSITE AT: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1
The Agenda, Committee and Council Indexes for the July 1, 2015 meetings are listed for your information. You are welcome to attend and view the meetings, and/or testify on any agenda item at the following video conference location: West Hawaii Civic Center, Building A, 74-5044 Anekeohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; Click to view Indexes below: AGE…
Festive time for KCFA Members and their Coffee Ohana, a KCFA Benefit,reserve tickets now
THE GIVING TREE- written to Chris Coleman who is hosting our party and asked that we in turn, support The Giving Tree The Giving Tree Administrators thank you and the Kona Coffee Farmers for your interest in helping our Big Island Giving Tree project this year. We are focusing on our kupuna (senior citizens) this season and will…
Kona Coffee Farmers Association’s Coffee Ohana Christmas Party! Generously hosted by KCFA Board Member Chris Coleman & Manny Ochoa as a Benefit for the KCFA WHEN: December 11, 2014 Thursday from 5-8 pm WITH: Heavy pupus, beer, wine, desserts and friendship! WHERE: North Kona and precise directions will be sent with receipt of your tickets Donation: $15 per…
The Welcome New Members & Harvest BBQ was held on September 28, 2014. It was another FUN Social Event provided by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association.
click to view> CKD_Craft_Food_Vendor_Application_2014MC Please direct all questions; and applications may be emailed to: Matt <mc296740@yahoo.com> or Wilfred <wyamasawa@aol.com> Remember the $25 fee is waived if you are a Coffee farmer!
In case you missed it, the article from the December “Independent Voice” concerning Hawaii Coffee Company’s new 10% Ka’u Coffee Blend is here. If you haven’t yet done so, we encourage you to send an email message to Chef Alan Wong expressing disappointment that he is lending his name to this deceptively labeled product! Don’t…
The 15th Annual Coffee & Art Stroll with KCFA’s own Mary Lou Moss as the Event Chair, added a Chefs’ Coffee Judging to its annual celebration of coffee and art. With more than 30 Kona coffee farms participating and serving coffee in the Coffee & Art Stroll, chefs from three of Kona’s restaurants were asked…
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A wonderful afternoon at Honaunau Bay. Visiting with old and new friends- over 80 attendees, talking and eating wonderful food* brought by members and really enjoying the time spent with farmer friends! Can’t wait to do it again! (captions to come) * as one attendee emailed–” the pasta salad, the potato salad!
Reminder: Honaunau/Two Step- go down City of Refuge Road or come across from Kealakekua Bay! See you and 80+ others! Why: A Kona Coffee Farmers Association Get-Together for New and Long Time Members! Where: At the Picnic area across from Two Step at Honaunau Bay, next door to Puuhonua o Honaunau (City of Refuge) When: From 2pm-6pm,…
Very successful and really cheery time was had by all! And thank you to Bob Kraus for the wonderful array of photos at our Annual Fundraiser which was a warm and wonderful evening. Don’t miss it next year! The planning has already begun! Click on thumbnails below to enlarge the photo
Our one and only Annual Fundraiser and Packed with Fun, Food and Fabulous Stuff updated April 14, 2013 Like the KCFA’s efforts on behalf of 100% Kona Coffee? why do we raise money? see here Please show your support by going to the KCFA Store (above) and… Get your tickets! when: Saturday, April 20, 2013-…
The KCFA is a non-profit, all volunteer organization of over 300 members, with only active Kona Coffee farmers having the ability to vote. Our annual Fundraiser allows us to continue our important work. What do we do? During the course of a year, proceeds from our annual fundraiser allow us to offer a Small Farmer Expo…
Donation form 2013KCBB The Kona Coffee Farmers Association thanks you- in advance- for your support!
Little Fire Ant- that’s what we are talking about! cute name but extremely nasty insect Coffee Talk- Tuesday, October 30, 2012 CTAHR in Kainaliu from 3- 5 pm A presentation of the Kona Coffee Farmers, HDOA and CTAHR The Little Fire Ant (LFA) was discovered in mauka Kona coffee land, at the 1200-1500 foot elevation…
A end of Summer Barbeque at Two Step to welcome our new Members and to enjoy our old friends.. We also welcomed the new entomologist, Rob Curtiss. Great food, barbequed hot dogs. Many thanks to Mary Lou Moss, our superb Social event Chair and vice-president of the KCFA and to Kurt Schweikhard, the barbequer. (Click thumbnails below…
The Governor of Hawaii with three of us at the July 4th Democrat Political Picnic, held in Kailua Kona. Thank you to all KCFA Members who came to the event! Your help is greatly appreciated! The Governor told several KCFA Members at the Picnic, that he plans to VETO HB280. KCFA is sending 2 delegates to talk to the Governor, on Oahu, on Monday July…
Kona Coffee Blossom Banquet April 28, 2012! A Successful first Kona Coffee Blossom Banquet. Thanks to everyone from Mary Lou and her Committee to Members to Supporters and to our generous community. (click thumbnails to enlarge)
We want you to join us! Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 5-9pm at the King Kamehameha Beach Hotel Cocktails (no-host) from 5 pm Registration/Social Time Silent Auction begins Welcome Remarks Sumptuous Hawaiian Buffet Dinner at 6:30 pm Silent Auction ends at 7 pm and Live Auction begins Tickets $45 each (inclusive) Fun for Everyone! go to…
From: Laura Aquino 10/25/11 Current Events Ph: 808-326-7820 Email: laquino@current-events.com MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: 2011 Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Call for Entries WHEN: November 4-13, 2011 Kona coffee will take center stage at the 41st annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival coming in November. Several events are calling local residents and visitors to take part in the Festival…
Coffee Cupping Competition Applications and Rules 10/21/11 UPDATE: Correction! The correct time in Kainaliu for delivery of cupping coffee is 10 AM to 6 PM . 7 days a week until closing . Disregard what is written on the Rules below, please Two Categories Available 1) Classic Competition (4) A minimum of 50 (fifty) pounds…
KCFA First Annual Memorial Day Chili Cook-Off Honaunau Bay May 30, 2011
LIVE Auction Items Date: November 14, 2010 Sunday, King Kamehameha Hotel, 5 pm for our 4th Annual KCFA Benefit Dinner and Auction (Snappy new credit card machine this year – ought to make checking out far speedier!) Blue Hawaii Helicopter Adventure Kohala Coast Adventure @ $554.50 45-50 minutes Helicopter tour for 2 Jim Keenan’s Wood…
Auction Items November 16, 2008 2nd Annual KCFA Benefit Dinner and Auctio Activities Pacific Island Fitness – Three – 1 month gift certificate Jack’s Diving Locker – certificate – pool intro or refresher scuba dive Fair Winds – Afternoon snorkel and snack cruise for two Captain Zodiac – 4 hour raft and snorkel adventure for…
KCFA’s 3rd Annual Dinner and Benefit Auction held on November 15, 2009 at King Kamehameha Beach Hotel As it was last year—A Great Time was had by all + we had an extremely successful auction as well!
Gary T.Ota, DVM, a 3rd Generation Kona Coffee Farmer. Note he is using a ladder as many did long ago. 2009 KCFA Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Ad (PDF)
Vanilla Farm Tour, June 11, 2009 Pauuilo with 38 attendees and a good time was had by all! A beautiful day and drive over to Hamakua.
A Great time was had by all + we had a successful auction as well!