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
Hawaiian tropical rainforests milo ("Thespesia populnea") for the past 1,000–2,000 years. The Polynesian-introduced noni ("Morinda citrifolia"), pia ("Tacca leontopetaloides"), and kī ("Cordyline fruticosa") are also common in this zone. Other native species include pololei ("Ophioglossum concinnum"), ākia ("Wikstroemia" spp.), loulu fan palms ("Pritchardia" spp.), ōhia lehua ("Metrosideros polymorpha"), and lama ("Diospyros sandwicensis"). Mixed mesic forests, at on the windward slopes of the large islands in addition to the summit of Mount Lānaihale on Lānai, receive of rainfall annually and thus may not be true rainforests. The forest canopy, dominated by koa ("Acacia koa") and ōhia lehua ("Metrosideros polymorpha"), is somewhat open, but tree