Sunday, July 09, 2006
Hawaii Coffee Association Annula Meeting
The Hawaii Coffee Association, which customarily meets on the Kona coast of the Big Island, is moving its annual meeting to Kauai this year. There are hundreds of coffee-growing farmers on the Big Island, but Kauai is home to the Alexander & Baldwin coffee plantation, the state s largest. No other state grows coffee. The 11th annual meeting of the association will take place July 21-22, at the Kauai Beach Hotel and Resort in Lihue.
The theme of this year s meeting is "Education, Communication and the Pursuit of Common Goals." Hawaii has two major coffee associations. The other one is the Kona Coffee Council. The two groups have had some tension between them this year, as some Kona growers press for more promotion of pure Kona coffees over Kona blends that contain comparatively little Kona coffee but still get to use the Kona name. Apart from whatever olive branches may be offered on that front, the association s conventions always include reports on coffee crops on all the islands.
In addition to the Big Island and Kauai, coffee is grown by Dole Plantation on Oahu, by a comparatively large plantation on Molokai, and by several interests on Maui. The association meeting will be preceded by the second annual Hawaii Barista Jam & Competition. July 18-20 at the same hotel.
The theme of this year s meeting is "Education, Communication and the Pursuit of Common Goals." Hawaii has two major coffee associations. The other one is the Kona Coffee Council. The two groups have had some tension between them this year, as some Kona growers press for more promotion of pure Kona coffees over Kona blends that contain comparatively little Kona coffee but still get to use the Kona name. Apart from whatever olive branches may be offered on that front, the association s conventions always include reports on coffee crops on all the islands.
In addition to the Big Island and Kauai, coffee is grown by Dole Plantation on Oahu, by a comparatively large plantation on Molokai, and by several interests on Maui. The association meeting will be preceded by the second annual Hawaii Barista Jam & Competition. July 18-20 at the same hotel.
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