November 2013 – The Independent Voice

The Independent Voice Newsletter of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association November2013 PO Box 5436 Kailua Kona Hawaii 96745 USA www.konacoffeefarmers.org info@konacoffeefarmers.org Contents Legislative Update Viewpoint Ray Anders New Shipment of Burlap Bags Holualoa Village Coffee & Art Stroll Mahalo to KCFA Volunteers Terroir Tour de France Hawaiian Air No More 10% Kona Giveaways HFUU Kona…

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Thursday October 10 in Kona- Hearing on Changes to Coffee Standard Regs

NEW HDOA PROPOSED COFFEE STANDARDS– HDOA is holding a hearing on Thursday, October 10 at 9am at the West Hawaii Civic Center to take testimony on 34 pages of new regulations making significant changes to the Coffee Standards.   KCFA has reviewed the entire document and has identified 9 important concerns.  Click on the link below to see all 9.  For the sake…

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HDOA- Public Hearing and Proposed Amendments

click to see Public Hearing Notice and Proposed Rules here:  http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/meetings-reports/proposed-administrative-rules/ The KCFA feels that in order to fully understand the Proposed Changes, it is important to review the language in the Proposed Administrative Rules. In small green letters, about 2/3 of the way down the page you can see the complete Proposed Changes in…

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