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A person in a blue shirt and cap stands beside a large stainless steel coffee roaster in a wood-paneled room.
Roasted coffee beans fill a round Diedrich roaster, with motion blur on the left.
Pale coffee beans dry in thin layers on raised mesh beds inside an open timber shed.
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Coffee Farm

Hawaiian Cloud Forest Coffee

Hamakua family farm growing organic coffee under native koa trees on Mauna Kea's windward slopes. Order beans online; contact the farm before a visit.

Honokaa, Big Island Google 5.0 (7 ratings)

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Farm visit
No listed tour
Coffee source
Origin not verified
Character
Hidden gem
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Field notes

What's unique
Organic coffee grown under native koa shade in Hamakua.

Plan the stop

What you can do here

Drink
Confirm tasting access
Buy
Whole bean
Tour
No listed tour

In their words

The story

Hawaiian Cloud Forest Coffee is a family farm in Hamakua on Mauna Kea's windward slopes. The official story dates the farm to 1998 and describes certified organic growing and milling under native koa shade. The shop offers whole beans in Medium, Cafe, and Dark roasts. The current site does not publish public visiting hours or a bookable tour schedule.

Region
Hāmākua
Stewards
Erik & Hillery Gunther and the John & Molly Bailey Family
Since
1998
Varietals
arabica
Certified
Certified Organic

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Photos

A person in a blue shirt and cap stands beside a large stainless steel coffee roaster in a wood-paneled room.
Roasted coffee beans fill a round Diedrich roaster, with motion blur on the left.
Pale coffee beans dry in thin layers on raised mesh beds inside an open timber shed.
A stainless Diedrich coffee roaster with roasted beans in the cooling tray stands in a wood-paneled room.
Open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof, slatted walls, and raised platforms inside, on a lawn.

Common questions

Visiting Hawaiian Cloud Forest Coffee

Can I visit Hawaiian Cloud Forest Coffee?

Public visiting hours and tours are not confirmed. Contact the farm through its official website before planning a visit.

Is Hawaiian Cloud Forest Coffee from Kona?

The farm is in Hamakua on Mauna Kea's windward slopes, not the Kona coffee belt.

What can I buy online?

The official shop lists whole-bean coffee in Medium, Cafe, and Dark roasts.

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