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Pa'u Riders, Kailua-Kona 1950's
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VIP's of Kona coffee

VIP's of Kona coffee

Don on the left brought the very first coffee tree to Hawaii. Just for fun. It died. Chief Boki in the center brought coffee plants from Brasil to Oahu mostly for ornamental purposes. The reverend on the right took a few of those when he was assigned to Kona in 1928. The trees really liked it here and the legend was born...

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