For the past five years, the people of Ka'u have celebrated the district's ever-growing coffee industry with a Ho'olaule'a (celebration) known as the Ka'u Coffee Festival and a half day of coffee education to help the local coffee businesses flourish. Over the years the festival has grown and expanded to include several activities over the course of eight days. This year, the Ka'u Coffee Mill will be hosting three official Ka'u Coffee Festival events.
As last year, we will host the Triple C Recipe Contest, in which individuals will compete with their original cookie, candy and cracker recipes. The event is scheduled for Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m., at our Visitor Center. Once the recipes have been judged we will invite the public in to sample the delicacies. We will be offering free coffee tastings and invite you to tour our facility! To enter the competition or for more details, check out of main website:
kaucoffeemill.com.
Our first new event for the year, Ka'u Mountain Water System Hike, takes participants on a journey across the slope behind our mill from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, to explore flumes systems of the sugarcane era and development of hydroelectric power. The hike is limited to 30 people and includes a fee. Lunch will be provided. To sign-up, call our Visitor Center at (808) 928-0550.
On Friday night, May 3, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. we invite the public to enjoy the awe-inspiring starry skies from Makanau, one of the most beautiful hill tops in Ka'u. Fee. To sign-up for Ka'u Star Gazing, call our Visitor Center at (808) 928-0550.
During the Ho'olaule'a of Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. we will be hosting a vendor booth on the Festival grounds at the Pahala Community Center. Our Visitor Center will also be open and all who opt to take a $20 Farm and Mill Tour from the Festival will be shown around our facility and coffee farms.
For more Festival events, see
kaucoffeefest.com.
