Big Island Coffee Roasters

In 2010, we stumbled upon a run-down coffee farm in a rugged region of Hawaiʻi - Puna - posted for sale on Craigslist. It could have been a scam, but with little to lose we thought ‘Why not?’. So we called the owner and took the chance. Up to this point, we thought that Hawaiian coffees were categorically awful, having only tasted artificially flavored, stale or burnt 10% Kona blends. Hoping to make the best from our new land, we dove into farm rehabilitation and the craft of coffee production. Having a background in organic agriculture and biology helped. And so the adventure began.