| Aside from the gorgeous beaches, lush forests | | | | this Kona arabica coffee plant everything it needs |
| and warm people, another thing that Hawaiians | | | | to thrive. |
| are proud of is a coffee variant that is solely | | | | The history of Kona coffee goes back years, to |
| produced in their islands, which is the Kona coffee. | | | | around 1825, when the first coffee beans were |
| Kona beans are some of the most expensive on | | | | planted on the island of Oahu. From this original |
| the market, and have come to be known as the | | | | planting, coffee trees were introduced to locations |
| best of the best. | | | | around the Islands, including the now famous Kona |
| Like much of Hawaii, Kona offers ideal climate | | | | Coast. But there is something different about the |
| conditions for growing coffee. The coffee beans | | | | Kona coffee cherries produced here that has |
| are grown on the dark volcanic lava rock slopes | | | | earned this coffee a worldwide reputation for |
| of Kona which is located on the west side of the | | | | excellence. |
| Big Island. The volcanic soil and high altitude give | | | | |