Marketers misleading public over 'Kona' brand - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Marketers misleading public over 'Kona' brand Honolulu Star-Advertiser At the request of the Kona Coffee Farmers Association, Hawaii island Sen. Josh Green introduced Senate Bill 2097, which would make mandatory what is now just a voluntary disclosure of the amounts of other coffee in the so-called 10 percent Kona blend ... Lawmakers Weigh Penny Tax On Coffee BeansKITV Honolulu all 3 news articles »

Kona coffee doesn't need label change - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Kona coffee doesn't need label change Honolulu Star-Advertiser When coffee growers succeeded more than 20 years ago at distinguishing pure Kona coffee by law from mixtures that only partially include the Hawaii-grown beans, they came up short on the clarity they now seek. They now want blenders to include all the ...

Kona Coffee Growers: Blend Hurting Our Brand - Honolulu Civil Beat (blog)

Kona Coffee Growers: Blend Hurting Our Brand Honolulu Civil Beat (blog) While grabbing your morning cup of Kona coffee, you might not notice that only 10 percent of it is actually from Kona. The other 90 percent of it could be from anywhere. It's a point of contention among many coffee growers in the Kona region of the Big ... Coffee debate brewsHonolulu Star-Advertiser all 2 news articles »

Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sells His Own Organic Coffee - LA Weekly (blog)

LA Weekly (blog)

Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sells His Own Organic Coffee LA Weekly (blog) 1 2012 at 9:37 AM ​Be still, our hearts: Will Oldham, the musician/actor otherwise known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, is selling his own blend of organic Kona coffee. The Bonny Billy Blend, as it's called, is a limited-edition blend of Kona Rose Coffee ... and more »

Gearing up: The 2012 Hawaii Statewide Cupping Competition - ROASTe (blog)

Gearing up: The 2012 Hawaii Statewide Cupping Competition ROASTe (blog) I missed several things worth writing back (like the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival and the new Kona Barista Jam) but I just couldn't make writing about them a priority. In the last few months, I've been writing plenty, though.