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ABOUT KAUAI COFFEE COMPANY:
/.../ The warm Pacific sun, rich volcanic earth, abundant mountain rain and cool trade winds of Kauai create ideal conditions for growing outstanding coffee. With over 4 million coffee trees grown on 3,100 acres, Kauai Coffee Company is Hawaii’s largest coffee grower, and thus the largest coffee grower in the U.S.
Kauai Coffee began in the early 1800s as McBryde Sugar Company, one of the first sugar farmers in Hawaii. The transformation from McBryde Sugar Company to Kauai Coffee in 1987 represents Hawaii’s largest diversified agricultural project in the past 50 years.
The Kauai Coffee venture experienced a severe setback in 1992 when Hurricane Iniki inflicted $8.5 million in damages to the coffee crop. The future of Kauai Coffee, and all of Kauai, looked bleak. Fortunately, both made a comeback, and in 1996, Kauai Coffee’s harvest exceeded the volume of coffee produced by the entire Kona region.
Kauai Coffee Company is a true Hawaiian coffee estate. From growing the coffee to roasting and packaging, we employ sustainable, environmentally sound practices throughout every step of the process. /.../
Source: Kauai Coffee
August 13/2017
