RESPONSES TO KCFA CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES

In the last week of June KCFA’s Legislative Committee sent questionnaires with 3 coffee-related questions to candidates for West Hawaii legislative offices and to candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor. [Note–questions to candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor were slightly modified to reflect administrative, rather than legislative offices.] Responses were requested from candidates by July…

August 2018 – The Independent Voice

Candidates Respond to KCFA Questionnaires, What are Your Coffee Problems?, Drying Coffee – The Key to Quality, Research on Coffee Drying Methods,
Why Some Coffees are Sweeter than Others, 100% Hawaiian Macnuts with 100% Kona Coffee, Coffee,Bees and Climate Change, The Unsung Heroines of the Coffee Industry, Social Media 101, USDA 2018 Transportation Reimbursement Program,Recipe: Kona Coffee Satay and
Write to Us

Kona & Kau House and Senate Candidate Agricultural Forum

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…

July 2018 Slow Food Nations Festival

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…

July 2018 – The Independent Voice

President’s Message, Legislative Update, Vog and Your farm, Canadian Tariff on Coffee Beans, Slow Foods Nation Preparation, Giant Mushroom
Cluster,Sorting Coffee Beans by Smell, CTAHR Needs Your Input, Kona Historical Society Auction, Coffee and Heart Health Study, Another Use for Coffee Grounds, Recipe: Kona Coffee Fudgy Brownie

June 2018 – The Independent Voice

Volcano Emissions Injury to Plant Foliage, Volcanic Effect on Ka’u Coffee, Legislative Update, KCFA Supports Pahoa Evacuees, Brew and Roast Guide, Slow Food Nations Festival, Video on Rat Lungworm Disease, Thoughts on Coffee Terroir, No – Coffee does not Cause Cancer, What Do You Want to Learn?,
Op/Ed – Distinguishing Coffee Grades, Response to OP/ED, Arabica Genome Sequenced, Coffee Tips, Recipe: Kona Coffee Mochi
Write to Us

KCFA Wants to Help Evacuees

 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…

May 2018 – The Independent Voice

President’s Message, Vertical Selection Workshop,The United Nations & Kona Coffee, Coffee Quality Workshop, CTAHR – Rat Lung Worm Disease Prevention Video, Proposed Resolutions, EXPO 2018 Photos, Coffee Flowers of Different Varieties, Recipe: Coffee Mousse

Coffee Berry Borer Conference 2018

Coffee Berry Borer Conference 2018 DATE AND TIME Wed, April 25, 2018 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM HSTLOCATION Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel 75-5660 Palani Road Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION 7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration 8:00 am – 4:00 pm ConferenceThe USDA-Agricultural Research Service and University of Hawaii-CTAHR invite you…