MauiGrown Coffee in Lahaina a worldly establishment
Lahaina's own Kimo Falconer (center), the president of
MauiGrown Coffee, sips a cuppa with a group of local
experts at a coffee conference in Sana'a, Yemen, last month.
February 3, 2011 — The Maui News
The president of MauiGrown Coffee in Lahaina just went on an exotic trip to help put Maui coffee on the world map.
"I went to Sana'a, Yemen, for the Arabica Naturals Conference last month," says Falconer. "I spoke at the conference about the Mokka coffee variety we grow here on Maui that actually originated in Yemen. While there is an Al Qaeda presence there, it was a safe and interesting trip."
The photo Falconer provided really speaks to what the Yemenese culture considers "dressing up" for business. "The jambia sword is their equivalent of our tie," he says. more…
MauiGrown Coffee hopes coffee industry's "perfect storm" bodes well for 100% MAUI Origin coffee
MauiGrown Coffee's farm on the island of Maui is the only
grower of "certified" MAUI Origin coffee and the only producer
of Maui Mokka in the world.
March 25, 2011
There's a lot to be said about being in the right place at the right time. For fifth generation Lahaina farmer James "Kimo" Falconer, the global coffee industry's perfect storm is already having a positive impact on his MauiGrown Coffee's 100% MAUI Origin brand.
Factors which are helping to boost business for growers like MauiGrown Coffee are directly linked to the scarcity of coffee worldwide, the recent inventory reduction of Hawaiian coffee, and consumer's growing demand for specialty coffees. Read more…
MauiGrown Coffee finds growing market niche with its
100% MAUI Origin Coffee
April 2010
It's been over two decades in the making, but MauiGrown Coffee, Inc. is optimistic that their 100% MAUI origin coffee is here to stay. This 500-acre estate is churning out some of the most sought after coffee varieties in the world—Yellow Caturra, Red Catuai, Typica and their signature Maui Mokka™. Read more…
Thousand year-old coffee bean finds
a new home on Maui
April 2010
Mokka, one of the coffee industry's most promising varieties now calls the Hawaiian Island of Maui home, thanks to MauiGrown Coffee, Inc. Located on the slopes of West Maui, MauiGrown Coffee is the only producer of State of Hawaii certified MAUI origin coffee and the only commercial producer of the Mokka variety in the world. Read more…
Reviews
MauiGrown Coffee's Yellow Caturra scores a 90 in Ken David's Coffee Review in March 2010.
Competitions
Maui Mokka™ included as part of the signature coffee that won Peter Licata of Honolulu Coffee Co., the coveted #1 spot in the Western Region Barista Competition, February 2010.
Awards
Kimo Falconer with wife Deirdre
On October 23, 2009, Kimo Falconer's MauiGrown Coffee won the coveted Mayor's Small Business Award for the category of small businesses with 10 or fewer employees. This prestigious award was established in 2004 to recognize outstanding small businesses in Maui County.