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Plantation Living Redefined
By Linn Nishikawa, February, 2010 - Real Estate Maui Style
Manicured rows of coffee plants laden with vibrant colored cherries, inviting shaded lanais framing breathtaking sunsets, romantic strolls and cool quiet evenings. Even those who visit… full story...(pdf)
Ka‘anapali 2020's ten-year reunion bittersweet
November 26, 2009 - Lahaina News
Last week Thursday, more than 130 West Maui residents and community stake holders from all over the island gathered to celebrate the ten-year milestone for the proposed Ka‘anapali 2020 project. full story...(jpeg)
MauiGrown Coffee receives Mayor's Small-Business Award
October 25, 2009 - The Maui News
On October 23, 2009, Kimo Falconer's MauiGrown Coffee won the coveted Mayor's Small Business Award for the category of small businesses with 10 or fewer employees. This prestigious award was established in 2004 to recognize outstanding small businesses in Maui County. full story...(Word)
MauiGrown Coffee predicts fruitful harvest season
October 15, 2009 - Lahaina News
MauiGrown Coffee Inc.'s harvest season is officially under way, and owner James "Kimo" Falconer reported that indicators from seed to cup point to a fruitful season for the six-year-old company. Approximately 350 acres in the Ka‘anapali Coffee Farms will be harvested from October through January. This season, the company anticipates a gross yield of approximately 1,180,000 pounds of cherries with an output of over 350,000 pounds of green coffee - a 17 percent increase over 2008's numbers. Favorable growing conditions, the dedicated field workers who tend the coffee plants year-round, support from landowner Kaanapali Land Management Corp. and a growing consumer base for 100 percent Maui Origin Coffee are factors helping this year's harvest, said Falconer.
Kaanapali Land Management Corp. nominates MauiGrown Coffee, Inc.
On September 3, 2009, Kaanapali Land Management Corp. nominated MauiGrown Coffee, Inc. for the 2009 Mayor's Small Business Awards Program. On October 23, MauiGrown Company's president James "Kimo" Falconer proudly accepted this award on behalf of his company, a business that is widely recognized for its superb coffee and one that is helping to keep agriculture alive in West Maui. Read about this exceptional company. full story...(Word)
