Keahilele Mattson is seen as a young girl at her grandparentsʻ coffee stall with sister Keiane in the background. (Courtesy Keahilele Mattson) Keahilele Mattson grew up on her familyʻs farm which ...

Americans are addicted to coffee. And many joe junkies believe the world’s best coffee is grown right here in the United States, often on small family farms along the coasts of Hawaii. Her California ...

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 ...

Relief efforts for those impacted by the catastrophic wildfires on Maui include an airlift undertaken by Hawaii’s coffee growers — a coffee break, if you will, for first responders and others. In ...

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 ...

VIP Private Farm Tours take visitors behind the scenes of a working Kona coffee farm. Farm tour guests enjoy Kona coffee on the lanai overlooking the Pacific ocean Kona Earth, a family-run, 26-acre ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — From invasive insects to agricultural theft, counterfeit products and beyond, Hawaii farmers face diversity in many forms. That has led a fourth-generation coffee farmer to pursue a ...