Kona coffee matching Federal law. Some retailers use terms such as 'Kona Roast' or 'Kona Style'. To be considered authentic Kona coffee, the state of Hawaii's labeling laws require the prominent display of the words "100% Kona Coffee". In 1993 the Kona Coffee Council, a regional coffee growers association, tried unsuccessfully to protect the name "Kona Coffee" by trademarking their logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. They were opposed by Kona Kai Farms, Inc, Captain Cook Coffee Co., Hawaiian Isles Enterprises, and Hawaii Coffee Company. In 2000 the Department of Agriculture of the State of Hawaii registered a "100%
Colombian coffee growing axis - the Wax Palm, which grows up to 60 metres tall. Colombian coffee growing axis The Colombian coffee Region (), also known as the Coffee Triangle () is a part of the Colombian Paisa region in the rural area of Colombia. It is famous for growing and producing majority of Colombian coffee, considered by many to be the best coffee in the world. There are four departments in the area: Caldas, Quindío Risaralda and Tolima. The most visited cities are Manizales, Armenia Pereira and Ibague Coffee was first grown commercially in Colombia in Salazar de las Palmas, north of Santander,