Our Story

Our story began with a dream to own a coffee farm in Kona Hawaii. We have always appreciated a fine cup of coffee and our love for Hawaii made this seem like an achievable goal. Back in the spring of 1997 during a visit to the Big Island, we started looking at farms to purchase. We could not find a farm to meet our expectations, so the next step was to look for undeveloped land. We fell in love with the Honomalino district of South Kona and found three parcels of land at 1,800-2,400 feet of elevation that were perfect. They had great location, great neighbors, and great soil. Work started immediately with bulldozing, clearing and laying out the rows for planting. We planted seeds in a nursery and raised the plants there until they were large enough to plant in the fields. Irrigation lines were laid, multiple 55,000 gallon water tanks installed and our planting was completed.

Coffee takes about 3 years to start producing a crop and another two years to be considered mature. If taken care of well the trees can live over 100 years. With our first crop in the year 2000, and steadily increasing yields since then, Kona Cloud Coffee Estates currently has 21 acres of mature Kona Coffee trees. We put our roaster online in late 2002 and have been adding to the Kona Cloud family since that time. We offer a unique blend of seed to cup expertise and a family approach to our business. Please take time to browse our site and give us a call if you have any further questions or just want to “talk story”. Thank you for you interest.

James Ameika

Owner, Kona Cloud Coffee Estates, Inc.