| When it comes to coffee, Hawaii has it all - | | | | best known Hawaiian coffee is Kauai coffee which |
| everything from seed to cup. The islands are | | | | is increasingly becoming popular among coffee |
| blessed with a combination of geographical and | | | | drinkers. In fact, many prefer its mild acidic flavor |
| weather elements that are conducive to growing | | | | to Kona's sometimes too-delicate taste. At any |
| excellent coffee: year round warm, sunny | | | | rate, Kauai coffee guarantees a flavorful cup. |
| weather, rolling hillsides, rich volcanic soil, ample | | | | Ka'anapali Maui Coffee |
| rain, and tranquil trade winds - so it's no wonder | | | | Described by gourmet coffee drinkers as a |
| that Hawaiian coffee is one of the best in the | | | | medium-bodied, smooth finish Hawaiian coffee, |
| world. | | | | Ka'anapali Maui coffee tends to have slightly more |
| Hawaiian coffee is harvested every year, with | | | | body than Kona coffee but less dry than say, |
| harvest season starting as early as July and | | | | Moloka'i coffee. |
| finishing as late as January in some places although | | | | Haleakala Maui Coffee |
| the months of September through December | | | | A type of Arabica coffee known as Catuai, the |
| bear the bulk of Hawaii's harvest. The annual | | | | Haleakala Maui coffee is Hawaiian coffee unique in |
| production of Hawaiian coffee is 7 million pounds, | | | | its geographic region - it is grown on the slopes of |
| making it the biggest and only coffee-producing | | | | the 10,000 ft. Mt. Haleakala. It is described as a |
| state in the United States. | | | | rich and aromatic coffee. |
| Although the Big Island's Kona coffee is still the | | | | Moloka'i Coffee |
| best known, Hawaiian coffee is also grown on | | | | Made from the washed and completely sun dried |
| each of the major islands. Below are short | | | | Arabica beans, Moloka'i coffee is rich-bodied and |
| descriptions of the different types of Hawaiian | | | | medium roasted Hawaiian coffee. At the finish, it |
| coffee currently produced and sold in the market: | | | | has a luscious hint of chocolate, which acts as the |
| Kona Coffee | | | | perfect complement to its mild acidic flavor. |
| As already mentioned, Kona coffee is the best | | | | Waialua Coffee |
| known Hawaiian coffee. The Kona coffee plant is | | | | Grown only on the island of Oahu, specifically on |
| exclusively grown within the borders of North and | | | | the beautiful North Shore of Oahu, Waialua coffee |
| South Kona, located on the Big Island of Hawaii. In | | | | come from Hawaiian coffee trees planted on both |
| contrast to foreign coffees which have a harsher, | | | | sides of Kamehameha Highway between the |
| sharper flavor, 100% Kona coffee is more | | | | towns of Wahiawa and Waialua. It is farmed in |
| delicate and smoother. Its aromatic flavor makes | | | | the Kona tradition - that is, it is handpicked, |
| it a perfect blend for other coffees. | | | | fermented, and washed before the beans are sun |
| Kauai Coffee | | | | dried and then roasted. |
| Coming in at close second to Kona coffee as the | | | | |