Aloha all, hope the last month and a half has been good to you. The Big Island has had some intense rain the last several weeks, good for the coffee trees but bad for motorists and some local shop owners in Kainaliu where the road was closed on May 6th due to flooding.

Hawaii's own Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Co.  was named the US Barista Champion at the Specialty Coffee Association (SCAA) event in Houston Texas late this April. Pete picked and roasted his winning coffee in a hands on "fruit to cup" fashion. We want to congratulate our local coffee star and wish him the best at the upcoming World Barista Championship in Bogotá Colombia in June.

Mama Makua has been hard at work on a few vests which are now available, supply is so limited that they are not going to available thru the website, please contact us directly if interested.

Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) update....

Unfortunately CBB has been found in a farm in the Kau district; good news is that it is just one farm for now. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture approved the importation and use of two fungus pesticides Botanigard®ES and Mycotrol®O, to combat the CBB. We are using traps and closely monitoring our farm, and have not found any CBB as of yet.

The Variety and Hapa Specials have been extended and we now have a Facebook page, "Like" us and get the most up to date notices and up-coming summer specials.

We at Makua want to congratulate all of this years graduates and wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day.

Aloha,

Stacy Aurway

Makua Coffee Company