Another Great Reason to Visit Hawaii
37^th Annual Kona Coffeee Cultural Festival

Coffee has been cultivated in the rich Kona volcanic soil of Hawaii’s Big Island since the first half of the 19^th century. So it’s only fitting that the state’s oldest food festival is the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival. The 37 Annual Festival will be held November 2-11, at various sites on the island.

The mission of the Festival is to promote Kona coffee and the multi-cultural heritage of the Kona coffee pioneers. Festival visitors can enjoy nearly 50 Festival events, such as contests, coffee tastings, seminars, ethnic foods, two parades, the Miss Kona Scholarship Pageant, Living History Farm Tours, art exhibits and an outdoor concert. Contests include coffee picking, cupping, and recipes from amateurs and professionals. Judges hail from Japan and Europe, as well as the U.S.

This year’s festival has added a barista training workshop in which participants will learn how to taste and prepare espresso and other specialty drinks using Kona coffee. Instructors will work individually with participants from entry level to experienced professionals. 

Also new this year is a free Japanese edition of the Kona Coffee Driving Tour Brochure. The brochures, both English and Japanese, provide an easy-to-navigate map of Kona Coffee Country and locates nearly 60 Kona coffee farms that offer tours, tastings and retail outlets. The brochure also provides background information on Kona coffee heritage.

The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival is supported by UCC Ueshima Coffee Company Ltd, Gevalia Kaffe, Kamehameha Schools, Keauhou Resort, KTA Super Stores, Sunra Coffee, Kona Joe Coffee, County of Hawaii Department of Research and Development and the State of Hawaii, Department of Agriculture and numerous corporate and community donors.

Visit www.konacoffeefest.com.

Madelyn Miller is a food and travel writer who loves Hawaii. She has judged
the Texas State Fair, The Grand Prairie Chili Cook Off and the Kona Chocolate Festival and is looking forward to judging the Kona Coffee Festival.  Read her stories on www.travellady.com, www.chocolateatlas.com, www.cocktailatlas.com, www.teaAtlas.com, www.carladynews.com and www.americanwinery.com

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