Blog - 100% Kona

Meet Kapeka Alcain. Kapeka joins “Team Kona Coffee & Tea,” alongside local Ironman Championship competitors Skye Ombac and Brandon Mailhot. Nothing short of a true Hawaiian cowgirl, Kapeka and her family are upholding the generations-old Paniolo tradition in the finest manner. Read more about her full-ride scholarship for Rodeo competition in Nebraska and what you can do to help her achieve her dreams.

True, its our coffee at Kona Coffee & Tea that wins the awards…But we’re more than coffee. In our quarter century of farming in our local community here on the island of Hawai’i, we’ve made friends with other farmers, makers, bakers, and creators. We work with our local partners closely and have built a complete line of Hawaiian made products from the best ingredients…grown by the best humans we can find.At Kona Coffee & Tea we offer everything from handmade soaps, to candles, to body scrubs. We sell out of our Granola regularly and our Kona Coffee & Tea Macadamia Nuts are said to be some of the best in Hawaii.

Welcome to the third installment of Kona Coffee & Tea’s Tips & Tricks, where we bring you up-to-date coffee education and information so YOU can become a coffee expert in the comfort of your own home. Our Next Topic is: Water. How does the quality of water affect the taste of your coffee? What kind of water is best? Does it matter what kind of water you use to brew your coffee? Find out here.

One question we get quite often at Kona Coffee & Tea is how to find the best coffee for your taste. Naturally, we prefer 100% Kona. We take a look at how to find the right Kona coffee for your preference. In this article we’ll go over roast level, flavor profiles, brewing methods, and we’ll even talk about freshness of your coffee.

The Merrie Monarch Festival, celebrating its 60th year, is a non-profit organization that honors the legacy of King David Kalākaua, who inspired the perpetuation of our traditions, native language and arts. The week-long festival features an internationally acclaimed hula competition, an invitational Hawaiian arts fair, hula shows, and a grand parade through Hilo town. There are only so many words that can describe the beauty and energy of the Festival. We decided it was best to let some photographs do the talking.

At Kona Coffee & Tea, we are farmers, first and foremost. Our farm, and the water and soil from which it grows, are the backbone of our company and the health of this land is the legacy we leave as we grow older. With our new Agroforestry projects, our hope is to foster a solid and sustainable foundation of rich soil full of diverse microbial activity, which nourishes a vast array of plants arounds our coffee, and in the future, we’ll be able to share our entire agroforest harvest—from coffee to cacao, olena to ulu—with our community.

Our Kona Snow Honey is back, just in time for Easter. In this blog we dive into the complex and mutually beneficial relationship between the thousands of honeybees we care for, and the health and development of our plants on the farm. Its a beautiful synergy, and our Kona Snow Honey is one of the sweetest benefits we receive from this relationship.

Welcome to the second installment of Kona Coffee & Tea’s Tips & Tricks, where we bring you up-to-date coffee education and information so YOU can become a coffee expert in the comfort of your own home. Our Next Topic is: Grinding your coffee.

This year, Kona Coffee & Tea celebrates a quarter century of farming, roasting, brewing, and laughing with you! To the community of Kailua-Kona and our global Ohana, we thank you for 25 amazing years. We invite you to learn about our company and about our special 25th Anniversary Giveaway, a collaboration with Paradise Helicopters, Sundog Bread, and 808 Picnics.

To all of you who supported us in the past by enjoying our coffee, we are truly grateful. That is why we chose to offer the Kona Coffee & Tea Subscription; because you demanded it. Read the blog to learn about our 25 year history as a family owned and operated farm in Hawai’i, and learn all about the Kona Coffee & Tea Subscription.

Welcome to the first installment of Kona Coffee & Tea’s Tips & Tricks, where we bring you up-to-date coffee education and information so YOU can become a coffee expert in the comfort of your own home. Our First Topic is: Coffee Storage. Read the blog to learn the best way to store your 100% Kona coffee and why “whole-bean” is the best bean.

Presenting Kona Quick Brew, By Kona Coffee & Tea. A full-flavor, fully compostable ready-made Steeped coffee bag. Just add hot water! 100% Kona Coffee. Simplified. Available online and in our Kailua-Kona cafe.