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Coffee Quality Workshop Series
Join the Hawaiʻi Coffee Association for a three-part virtual workshop series with Tim Heinze designed to strengthen practical knowledge around coffee quality, from sensory evaluation through fermentation and post-harvest processing.
Each workshop focuses on a different stage of quality development and is designed for coffee producers and industry professionals who want to better understand how processing decisions influence the cup.
The series includes:
Coffee Cupping Essentials
October 15, 2026
Build a stronger foundation in professional cupping and sensory evaluation.
Understanding Coffee Fermentation
October 30, 2026
Explore the science of fermentation and learn practical approaches to managing quality, consistency, and risk.
Processing for Quality
November 20, 2026
Learn post-harvest best practices that can help improve coffee quality, consistency, and reduce defects.
Workshops are offered virtually and may be taken individually or as a complete series.
HCA Members: $50 per workshop
Non-HCA Members: $100 per workshop
Coffee Cupping Essentials
Understanding Coffee Fermentation
Processing for Quality: Post-Harvest Best Practices
OCTOBER 17
4:00–6:00 PM | White Nēnē Coffee Roasters, Kona
Join the Hawaiʻi Coffee Association for an informal community conversation with Kona coffee producers, industry members, and local stakeholders.
This Town Hall is an opportunity to hear updates from HCA, ask questions, share what you’re seeing in the field, and talk openly about the issues and opportunities affecting Kona coffee right now.
Whether you’re a longtime HCA member or simply part of the local coffee community, we’d love to have you join the conversation.
Come connect, share your perspective, and help shape the work ahead.
Kona Coffee Community Town Hall
OCTOBER 17
11:30am-12:30pm
Pacific Coffee Research is hosting the team from Pūpūkahi Tech Foundation, an Oʻahu-based organization dedicated to technology education and advancement, for a free lecture on using blockchain technology in agriculture. Over the past year, Pūpūkahi has been researching and developing a platform that brings blockchain into our coffee value chain, giving stakeholders the traceability and transparency the industry currently lacks.
The Pūpūkahi team will explain blockchain in plain language and show how it can create a tamper-proof record that follows coffee from seed to cup. You’ll see how each hand-off in the supply chain (harvesting, pulping, drying, milling, roasting, and packaging) can be logged and verified. The lecture will also cover what this could mean for protecting origin claims, complying with Hawaiʻi’s new labeling laws, and telling your farm’s story to customers who want to know exactly what they’re buying. You’ll also get a look at real Hawaiʻi coffee traceability projects Pūpūkahi has helped develop, followed by open Q&A.
This is also a great opportunity to share your concerns and experiences and to help shape the technology that can support you!
This event is designed for farmers, processors, and roasters who want to protect the value of Hawaiʻi-grown coffee and learn how emerging technology can strengthen trust in our industry, both locally and abroad.