Derek and Emily at Hawaii State Farm Fair
Waialua Coffee and Chocolate were among the many farm products featured at at this year’s 37th annual Hawaii State Farm Fair held at the Bishop Museum July 18th and 19th, 2009. The farm fair is sponsored by the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation and celebrates agriculture in Hawaii highlighting the farmers and ranchers who bring locally grown produce to our markets, restaurants and home tables. There was a great selection of vegetables, flowers, livestock and prepared food available and there were many educational booths teaching the 15,000 plus visitors about various aspects of farming in Hawaii including crops, aquaculture, animal husbandry, water and soil conservation and much much more.
At the Ag-Tastic Expo a coffee pavilion was set up to provide samples and information on the variety of coffees produced
Shawn Steiman, Hawaii State Farm Fair Coffee Pavillion
throughout the state of Hawaii. Visitors could taste for themselves coffees from 20 different farm offerings, each with unique differences and cup characteristics. Dr. Shawn Steiman hosted the booth with the help of several coffee growers, roasters, and dedicated coffee drinkers (myself included).
Dr. Coffee all caffeinated and happy
stopped by for a cup a coffee and to pick up some of the Kunia coffee we milled and roasted (a nice mix of multi variety coffees harvested at the coffee research station). HARC specializes in horticultural crop research and provides a good deal of information and consulting for the Hawaiian Coffee and Cacao industry, developing new coffee cultivars and a better understanding of the science of agriculture and its application for the farmer. 
