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Hawaiian Queen Coffee received the 1st place award at the 2019 Cupping Competition during the 49th annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival. This is the third time that we have won the premiere cupping (best tasting) competition for Kona coffee. Since its inception in 1970, the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival has sought to preserve, perpetuate and promote Kona’s 200-year coffee heritage. Hawaii’s oldest food festival celebrates the culture behind Kona’s world-famous cup of coffee! Throughout the 10-day Festival, attendees celebrate the harvest as Kona coffee farms offer a firsthand look at growing this world-famous crop, the coffee art scene fills with inspiration,...

A recent presentation given by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Quality Assurance Division (HDOA) at the Hawaii Coffee Association’s annual conference revealed the coffee certification and grading statistics for the 2018-2019 season. At Hawaiian Queen Coffee we have every single bean of our 100% Kona coffee independently certified for origin and grade (quality) by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. This is a voluntary quality control procedure that many farms in Hawaii decline to participate in due to the stringent requirements. The highest grade of 100% Kona coffee is Extra-Fancy. According to the report given by the HDOA, the Extra-Fancy crop...

Since its inception in 1970, the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival has sought to preserve, perpetuate and promote Kona’s nearly 200 year coffee heritage.  The festival features ten days of festivities honoring pioneers, farmers, artisans & Kona coffee!  The annual Kona coffee harvest that has sustained Kona’s agriculture community is celebrated every November.  There is something for every Kona coffee lover with signature events including a Kona Coffee & Art Stroll, Kona Coffee Cupping Competition, and the International Lantern Parade. Hawaiian Queen Coffee received the 3rd place award at the 2018 Kona Coffee Cupping Competition, Crown Division with our 100% Kona...

The Hawaii Coffee Association held its annual conference at the Maui Tropical Plantation from July 19-21, 2017.  In conjunction with the conference, the HCA also held the 9th annual statewide coffee cupping competition which had 107 total entries.  The competition is divided into two divisions, commercial and creative, and is open to all coffee farms in Hawaii. Hawaiian Queen Coffee placed 2 entries in the Top 5 of the commercial division.  We are very proud to have received the 4th and 5th place awards at this exciting event!  We have now received 4 awards at this competition over the past...