Koa Coffee Plantation 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 Coffee Plantation is roasted in Honolulu by Hawaii Coffee Company. Koa Coffee Plantation's place of business is 1560 Hart Street, Honolulu, HI. The company was established on the western slopes of Mauna Loa in Captain Cook, Hawaii by Marin Artukovich in 1997, at . It began as a small backyard business only producing of coffee in its first year. Coffee production nearly doubled every year to reach 2010 production
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge numerous deep gulches. Rainfall decreases to about at elevations above , where majestic koa ("Acacia koa") and red-blossomed ōhia lehua ("Metrosideros polymorpha") trees form a closed-canopy forest. Further upslope, above , rainfall decreases to or less and native forest merges into abandoned pastureland where alien grasses and weeds, introduced as forage for cattle, are the dominant vegetation. Since 1989, over 400,000 koa, ōhia, and other native plants have been planted in this area as part of the refuge's reforestation program. The Pua Akala Cabin, located within the refuge, was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in August 2008.