Hawaii
The introduction of coffee to Hawaii was happened in the beginning of 1800’s. The tree of the coffee was brought from Brazil in the year of 1825. First the tree was planted in Manoa valley and then other parts of Oahu. In 1828 plantation of coffee was begun in Kona. With the passage of time the plantation of coffee was going to increase and there were about 1,000 farms in 1930 and it became 6,000 in 1950. In the recent years it was noted that the plants of coffee was present on all the major island of Hawaii.
Kona coffee is a treasure for the world because of his aroma and flavor. Its beans are very expensive in the market. The climate of Kona is very favorable for the growth of coffee specially the sunny morning and cloudy afternoon. The volcanoes around the area protect the region from strong wind. And the mountains give positive aspect of it by giving a cool, dry, winter season which is necessary for the well growth of Kona coffee. The trees of the Kona are on the steep of the mountain. The area of each farm is about 4 acres and special care is required for its growth. Now the Kona coffee trees are shifted to shorter trees in order to make the harvesting easy. Today the production of coffee is two million pound per annum.
Kona beans are very expensive and it is difficult to buy in the open market. In the way of buying Kona coffee, label should be read and confirm that it is 100% kona coffee. It the bag is labeled with 10% kona coffee then it may be mixed with other inferior ones which fade away the true bliss of the kona coffee.
The production of coffee depend on the condition of weather and in the year of 2005-06, 3.6 million of pounds of coffee was expected. HCA is an organization which have all the member of the coffee industry and there aim to increase the consumption of coffee within the state and outside the state. They organize a conference every year for the people who are interested in the coffee and the conference has become popular on international level.
The industry of coffee has developed in the big island nowadays there are 600 farms. Most of the coffee grown in this area is Arabica. The coffee industry is more focusing on the domestic market.
