New equipment helps farmers battle the dreaded coffee beetle borer, but despite a labor shortage, farmers still rely on hand-picking rather than mechanical pickers. That may change for some growers as ...

The aroma of freshly brewed coffee will fill the air as the 10-day Kona Coffee Cultural Festival kicks off in the heart of Hawaii’s Kona region. Last year’s festival earned International Festivals ...

Kona coffee culture is celebrated at the annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival. Photo Credit: Kona Coffee Cultural Festival The 54th annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival takes place this winter from ...

Kona coffee farmers are grappling with crop loss on a scale they’re never seen ― and some are facing closure. “It was really the worst case scenario for our growers,” said Suzanne Shriner, CEO of ...

Kona coffee is rare, expensive, and now its counterfeit version is harder to find. A collection of small coffee farmers on Hawaii’s Big Island used science and the courts to fight grocers and ...

The coffee aisle at the KTA Super Store in Kailua-Kona looks a lot like the one in your supermarket. Your aisle contains many brands that bank on the global reputation of Kona coffee, with names like ...

KAILUA-KONA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- The rich aroma of freshly roasted beans signals the return of Hawaii’s oldest food festival — the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival. Now in its 54th year, the 10-day ...

The average Kona coffee farm is less than 5 acres, and around 5 million trees comprise the industry, according to the Kona Coffee Farmers Association. Kona Hills aims to plant 2 million trees, ...

In the latest settlement struck in a legal action that saw coffee growers on Hawaii accuse major retailers of selling counterfeit Kona coffee, Safeway, Albertsons and the owner of two other large ...

Kona coffee farmers will soon be eligible to receive a share of millions of dollars thanks to proposed settlements in a 2019 class action lawsuit against retailers that falsely labeled commodity ...