About Best Island Coffee from Kealakekua Bay Farms

Our 100% Kona Coffee comes directly from our family to yours. From the steep jungle terrain in South Kona Hawaii, our coffee is some of the best tasting coffee in the entire world!

Our farm is located just above famous Kealakekua Bay, the sight of the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1779 our farm is one if the earliest coffee plantations on the Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. The first coffee was planted in Hawaii in 1817. Our older established trees produce a large well nourished fruit. At an elevation of 1400 ft. we experience warm morning sunshine, cool misty evenings and rich volcanic soil, perfect for the developing fruit to become plump dark burgundy red before it is hand picked.

The coffee is closely monitored, attention to detail. Each bean is hand picked at the very height of ripeness. The first round of picking begins in August and continues to be re picked every three weeks as the beans ripen to their full potential for optimum taste. This process can last up to three or four months. We then pulp and process this cherry, raking it while it's drying in the full Kona sunshine, this part of the process gives way to the completely sun dried and hand cared for coffee, and adds to it's smooth, robust taste and aroma.

Roasting with hot air enhances the beans natural flavor and oils, we prepare for you two of the most desirable and tasty roasts.

The 'Full City' roast, and the 'Kona Dark'. The difference between the two roasts is described for you on our order page.

Love for coffee and our land in beautiful Hawaii Nei, Kealakekua Bay Farms and Best Island Coffee's commitment, is to bring you the highest quality, with the finest taste and aroma possible in each and every cup of our 100% Kona Coffee from our farm. Aloha and enjoy!