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The Big Business of Coffee in Hawaiʻi

Coffee is big business in the islands. In fact, Hawaiʻi is the main source of domestically grown coffee in the United States. But crops and farms are under threat from disease and pests. And for years there’s been a battle to make sure coffee packages with labels that read “grown in Hawaiʻi.” actually contain beans that are grown here.

Air Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2022 7:30 PM

Photo Courtesy of Hawaii News Now.

Panelists included: Suzanne Shriner, Lions Gate Farms, South Kona, Hawaiʻi Island; Thomas Greenwell, Greenwell Farms, Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi Island; Sharon Hurd, Business Development Program Manager, Dept. of Agriculture; and Melissa Johnson, USDA Agricultural Research Bioligist, Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island.