What is Kona coffee?
[[File:Kona Coffee fruits(3).jpg|thumb]] Kona Coffee is one of the kinds of [[coffee]] that is made in Kona, [[Hawaii]]. And it is famous for being the second most expensive coffee in the world following the Blue Mountains. It is also rare and accounts for only less than 0.1% of all coffee production all over the world. == History == [[File:Palestinian women grinding coffee beans.jpg|thumb]] In 1825, the person who was one of the [[royal family]] of Hawaii went to Britain with the king of Hawaii and brought coffee plants on the way home. Those plants spread to many regions of Hawaii. In 1828, coffee plants were planted in the Kona region. After that, many farms were made there. But, because of [[Pest (biology)|pest]] damage and the price decline of coffee, most farmers quit their jobs. In this situation, Japanese [[Immigration|immigrants]] moved to the Kona region and started to grow coffee to pay their land cost by coffee. This is the beginning of kona coffee. Now, Kona coffee is drunk at the dinner party in [[White House]] because this is the only coffee that is grown in America and the quality is quite high. == Distribution == Kona is one of the districts of Hawaii, and it is located western. Also, it is the only place which grows coffee in [[U.S. state|the U.S. states]]. It has a good [[natural environment]] for growing coffee thanks to some [[Volcano|volcanoes]] that give [[soil]] many nutrients. Also, the unique [[oceanic climate]] of the Kona region, which is cooler and rains a lot more than that of flat ground, is good for growing coffee. Furthermore, there is a terroir that is called “ Kona coffee belt” that is around 32 km long and 3.2 wide area. In this territory, there are many farms and shops that sell Kona coffee directly from the farms and as much as 900,000 kg of coffee beans are harvested annually. == Kona blends and Flavor coffee == There are some blended Kona coffees that are made by mixing some kinds of coffee beans because 100% Kona coffee is quite expensive because of labor and land co