Kona coffee purists band together

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

The Kona Coffee Farmers Association, one of three major associations of Kona growers and the one most opposed to 15 percent blends, says regular citizens are signing up to join its battle.

In the newly-distributed February issue of its newsletter The Independent Voice, the association said more than 1,000 people nationwide signed an online petition in just three days after it was posted.

The petition asks for support of House Bill 72 and Senate Bill 661 in the current session of the Hawaii Legislature, which raise the minimum allowable level of Kona coffee in Kona blends from 15 percent to 75 percent.

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