Friday, December 8, 2006

Kona coffee - Pearl Estate wins Kona coffee honors

Pat Pearlman, owner of Pearl Estate Organics, took first place at the 2006 Gevalia Kona Coffee Cupping Competition at Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort.
Pick me: Farmers hope to popularize Hawaii-grown tea. Kona coffee is widely known and prized among gourmet coffee connoisseurs worldwide. Can Hawaii-grown tea also make the big time?
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KAILUA-KONA When Andrea Dean sat down for her Thanksgiving meal, it was with a greater appreciation than in years past. Dean, 41, of Hawi, spent three months earlier in the year restricting her diet to island-grown foods.