Are there more than 600 coffee farms in Hawaii?

Although coffee trees are grown commercially on all the islands of Hawaii, the Big Island currently 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.

Hawaii's most famous coffee bean and coffee producing area is Kona 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. The Hawaiian Islands have long been recognized as a paradise on earth. After nearly two centuries of efforts to grow coffee, the term Kona kona is almost synonymous with quality.