Hawaiian coffee bean producing area, Hawaiian coffee history

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Hawaiian coffee bean producing area

Hawaii, which spans latitudes 19 to 22 degrees, south of the Tropic of Cancer, the trade wind-blown Hawaiian Islands, is a perfect coffee growing area. The 50th state of the United States, 2400 miles from the west coast of the United States, is the only state in the United States that produces coffee. Hawaii's coffee is also internationally renowned as one of the best coffee in the world.

Most coffee is grown on the slopes of MaunaLoa. Mauna Loa was originally a volcano located in the western part of the Kona region on the island of Hawaii. The coffee producing area is about 30 kilometers long and its growing areas are mainly concentrated in the north and south of the area. Coffee trees are planted in relatively desolate areas, but their soil is fertile and contains volcanic ash.

The most famous coffee bean and coffee producing area in Hawaii is Kona, which is located in the southwest of the Big Island, 20 miles long and 2 miles wide, covering the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa. Only coffee beans grown in this area and subject to the most stringent certification standards can be sold under the trademark "Kona". Today, about 100 farms have produced coffee beans that meet these standards, and more and more farms are expected to follow suit in the future.

Although Hawaii is often affected by tornadoes, the climatic conditions are very suitable for the coffee industry. There is plenty of rain and sunshine here, and there is no worry of frost. In addition, there is a strange natural phenomenon called free shade (freeshade). On most days, at about two o'clock in the afternoon, white clouds appear in the sky, providing the necessary shade for the coffee trees. In fact, it is such superior natural conditions that make the Arabian coffee in the Kona region produce more coffee than any other plantation in the world and maintain high quality. For example, 560 kilograms of coffee per hectare are produced in Latin America and 2240 kilograms per hectare in Kona. Only about 1400 hectares produce Kona coffee.

Coffee trees are grown commercially on all the islands of Hawaii, but at present, the Big Island has the largest number of coffee farms, about 650, but these coffee farms are relatively small, adding up to less than 2000 acres of plantation woodland, while only 25 coffee farms are operating on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai. However, the coffee plantations in these places are much larger than those on the big island, and the total output is more than three times that of the big island coffee garden. Surprisingly, Kauai Island has the largest coffee-growing area of any island, with more than 4000 acres, but all are managed by the same operator, while Molokai Island has only 550 acres of coffee-growing land, with even fewer Maui and Oahu. Most Hawaiian coffee farmers still pick fresh coffee cherries to sell today, but in recent years more and more people are committed to adding value to their coffee bean products, so they mostly go to their own post-processing, drying, grinding and baking their own coffee beans.

History of Hawaiian Coffee

The real Hawaiian Kona coffee makes people enjoy the unique pleasure and leads you slowly into the detached state of tasting coffee. And this comes entirely from the oldest Arabica coffee tree.

Hawaii is the only state in the United States that grows coffee, which is grown on the five major islands of the Hawaiian Islands: Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai and Moroca. Coffee from different islands also has its own characteristics. Kauai coffee is soft and smooth, Muroca coffee is high in mellow and low acidity, and Maui coffee is moderately acidic but has the strongest flavor. Hawaiians are extremely proud of the Arabica coffee beans they grow 100% home-grown.

Hawaii is the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, so it is also called the theBigIsland. Kona Coffee is produced in the west and south of the Kona region of Hawaii. Coffee trees are scattered on the slopes of Hualalai and MaunaLoa, which is 150m to 750m above sea level, which is suitable for coffee growth.

The excellent quality of Kona coffee benefits from the suitable geographical location and climate. Coffee trees grow on the slopes of volcanoes, and their geographical location ensures the altitude needed for coffee growth; the dark volcanic ash soil provides the minerals needed for coffee growth. The climatic conditions are very suitable. In the morning, the sun gently passes through the air full of water vapor. In the afternoon, the mountains will become more humid and foggy, and the white clouds surging in the air are natural umbrellas for coffee trees. And the evening will become sunny and cool, but there is no Frosts Descent. Because of the suitable natural conditions, the average yield of Kona coffee is very high, reaching 2240 kg per hectare, while in Latin America, the yield of coffee per hectare is only 600kg ~ 900kg.

In 1813, a Spaniard first grew coffee in the ManoaValley Valley of Oahu, which is today the main campus of the University of Hawaii. In 1825, an English agronomist named John Wilkinson transplanted some coffee from Brazil to grow in the coffee garden of Chief Birch on the island of Oahu. Three years later, an American missionary named Samuel Riveland Rags brought the branches of the coffee tree from Birch Emirates Garden to Kona, a descendant of the Arabica coffee tree that first grew on the Ethiopian plateau. To this day, Kona Coffee still carries on its noble and ancient lineage.