Kiele O Kona Coffee Company

Kiele O Kona Coffee Company Growers of Fine 100% Kona Coffee - Simply the Best!

100% Kona Coffee freshly roasted.

Gift Baskets with Biscotti, Tropical Jams & Jellies; Hawaiian Chocolate covered Macadamia Nuts; Lightly Salted Macadamia Nuts.

09/25/2026

We are having a very active Hurricane Season.

Hurricane Nolo grew stronger Thursday night and is moving toward the Big Island, bringing the possibility of “catastrophic and life-threatening” flash flooding into the weekend, forecasters said. Nolo has been classified as a CAT 4 Hurricane.

At 11 p.m., Nolo had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph and centered 240 miles south of South Point and 430 miles south-southeast of Honolulu. It was moving north-northeast at 5 mph. Hurricane-force winds of 74 mph or more extend up to 40 miles from the center and tropical storm-force winds extend 105 miles out, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

“A turn toward the west-northwest and west with an increase in forward speed is forecast Saturday and Sunday. On the forecast track, the center of Nolo will remain well south of the main Hawaiian islands,” forecasters said.

A hurricane watch and tropical storm warning for Hawaii Island remain in effect, as does the tropical storm watch for Maui County. A flood watch is in effect until Saturday afternoon for the Big Island and Maui County.

Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin Friday on Hawaii Island, with hurricane conditions possible on Saturday, especially in areas of steep terrain, according to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center.

We are hopeful the eye of the Hurricane will continue to move South of the Big Island. However, we know from Hurricane Lala that a hurricane's outer bands can cause massive destruction. 🌺🌴

09/09/2026

Aloha!

This year has been particularly busy. We finished pruning in March, and our harvest season began on August 8 with the first round of picking. The coffee is looking very good; very little beetle borer, the trees are healthy and producing well. However, over the past few years, changing weather patterns have reduced our harvest yield.

Hurricane Lala arrived on August 14. Fortunately, the coffee had dried in the sun and was stored away before the hurricane hit. We lost power for ten days, but a small generator helped us. Thankfully, we didn't experience any structural damage—just a lot of cleanup, fallen trees, and debris. Once power was restored, it took some time to get back into the routine of roasting and shipping coffee.

This hurricane season is expected to be very active. Hurricane Lowell followed Lala, and we were fortunate that it passed Hawaii Island by. However, it hit Oahu and Kauai very hard. Our hearts go out to those affected.

We learned we can survive on a generator, but we still need water for drinking and bathing, even if it means taking cold, refreshing showers. A gas cooktop and a BBQ help with meals. Though I missed my microwave and air fryer! Now we have three generators to help us get by if the power goes out. It's easy to laugh at our adventure now; it was not so much fun going through it. Life does have a way of throwing curveballs at us.

A hui hou (until we meet again).

Address

Kailua-Kona, HI
96740

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Kiele O Kona Coffee Company posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category