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
Primitive koa finch Primitive koa finch fossils have been found on Maui and Oahu. It is believed that it inhabited lowland dry forests and savannas, where dominant plant species included "ka palupalu o kanaloa" ("Kanaloa kahoolawensis"), "aalii" ("Dodonaea viscosa"), "loulu" ("Pritchardia" spp.), and "koaia" ("Acacia koaia"). Unlike other species of "Rhodacanthis", "koa" ("Acacia koa") was not present in significant numbers in its habitat. The primitive koa finch was a granivore, with a bill adapted to eat the hard seeds and pods of legumes, especially "ka palupalu o kanaloa" ("Kanaloa kahoolawensis") and "koaia" ("Acacia koaia"). It may have also taken caterpillars and "aalii" ("Dodonaea