Koa Coffee Plantation temperature and humidity control in their former green bean storage facility in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Koa Plantation was named by Forbes as America's best coffee in 2001, won the Pacific Coast Coffee Association Coffee of the Year Award in 2004 and Gevalia Cup in 2002. The Koa Coffee Plantation is also a member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, the Kona Coffee Council and the Hawaii Coffee Association. Koa Coffee Plantation Koa Coffee Plantation is a former grower and processor of Kona coffee on Hawaii island, United States, acquired by Paradise Beverages DBA Hawaii Coffee Company in 2009. Koa
Acacia koa survives best in pasture when planted under koa. This is because koa trees reduce radiative cooling, preventing frost damage to ōhia lehua seedlings. Koa is the preferred host plant for the caterpillars of the green Hawaiian blue ("Udara blackburni"), which eat the flowers and fruits. Adults drink nectar from the flowers. Koa sap is eaten by the adult Kamehameha butterfly ("Vanessa tameamea"). The koa bug ("Coleotichus blackburniae") uses its rostrum to suck the contents out of koa seeds. Koa is vulnerable to infection by koa wilt. Acacia koa Acacia koa is a species of flowering tree in the pea family,