Hōlualoa Kona Coffee Co — Restaurant in Hawaii

This is one of the best coffee plantations you can visit on the west side of the island. First impressions were admittedly questionable, seeing that the entrance and driveway to the plantation is only big enough for one vehicle, is very bumpy, and passes by other people's houses. However, when you get up the fairly short driveway to the plantation, the smell hits you; wonderful, fresh coffee beans fill your nose, and it's even better when they're roasting the beans, because the smell of organic and 100% fresh picked beans being heated and churned is something that can't be matched. Weather there is normally perfect; unless you go on a strange day, shorts and a T-shirt is perfectly comfortable and you won't get hot. Because the plantation is located on the side of a mountain, a small, constant breeze keeps everything feeling amazing. The tours are free and self-guided. You don't go very far, you just take a look at the machines that process and clean the beans while referring to the laminated sheet of paper with more information that is given to you at the start of the tour.The tour takes a family of four about 30 minutes maximum to see and take in everything. Make sure you DO NOT leave without at least trying the pure Kona coffee located in the main building. The bags of whole-bean and ground coffee is a bit pricey; however, you get peace of mind knowing that your coffee came locally, and some bags have coffee beans picked by hand. This place gets a huge recommendation from me, and is certainly worth taking a morning to see and get to know what REAL coffee...

Looks wonderful, smells even better, but their view of reality is a bit skewed. We called ahead to make sure that they were open amid COVID. When we arrived we were nicely greeted by the first group of workers and directed to the tour area. My wife and I were wearing our masks, but we were refused entry and then chased away because our ONE YEAR OLD BABY was not wearing a mask. In what world do we live in that someone thinks that it is reasonable to force a one year old baby to wear a mask? We were repeatedly told that this is the state rule as the lady was making sure that we were leaving.

This is simply not true. The governor mandated masks for people over 2 and there are tons of other exemptions. I believe that private companies can and should do everything to ensure the safety and security of the workers and patrons, but this can be done in a respectable manner. Make it clear that this is your company's rules because it is not the mandate of the government. Just inform us respectfully because we were glad to go to visit the next coffee farm down the road.

Additionally, none of the workers were wearing masks when we arrived and only put on their masks when...

We enjoyed ourselves immensely at the Holualoa Kona Coffee farm, facility and store. The owner and roaster were both very friendly and answered my many questions thoroughly. I asked a lot of questions. We hung out for quite a while watching the traditional roasting and the air roasting processes. I learned a lot and enjoyed myself immensely. It was a great pleasure to meet them both. The tasting was fine, I am honestly no judge on that topic. Prices for the coffee are high, but this is a boutique product, from an organic farm, done with obvious care and skill. If that's what you want, you should go here to find it. I certainly can't spend like this all the time. It's a treat, and...