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Our Kona coffee is mountain grown without pesticides on our own estate at approximately 1250 feet "mauka" (up the mountain) on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano. Our Kona coffee is hand-picked only at its peak ripeness, hand-washed, fermented, sun-dried, hand-raked, milled, hand-graded and roasted right here on our plantation We have two acres of shade grown coffee trees; these 1200 trees are shaded not only by the cloudy afternoons but by dozens of very large and mature macadamia nut trees interspersed throughout the coffee orchard.
We have our own state-of-the-art Sivitz commercial roaster. This air roaster (very different from the drum roasters found in retail coffee-houses or stores) uses a computer to provide accurate temperature controls and a consistent and exact roast each and every time. What does "Bwana" mean and who is Bwana Bob? "Bwana" is the Swahili word for "master or boss". We're familiar with it because of an old film series in the 1950's called "Jungle Jim". The landscaping on our plantation is very jungle-like and reminded us of the African jungle in that series; we loved the word "Bwana" and decided to incorporate it into our plantation's name. But Bwana Steve's Plantation didn't sound right; since Steve's first name is Bob, we decided to use it instead…for the record though, he goes by Steve.
On our plantation it's just the two of us…plus one terrific putty-cat named Tiger who loves roasted whole coffee beans! C'mon, what other Kona coffee plantation has a cat that would rather eat roasted coffee beans than tuna? If you're planning on visiting the Big Island we'd be happy to give you a private tour of the plantation. Please email us in advance of your trip to schedule a time. Mahalo. Home | Prices | Order Online | Coffee Club | About our Coffee | Java 101 Bwana Bob's Kona Coffee email: java@bwanabobskonacoffee.com |
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We are members of the Kona Coffee Council, the Hawaii Farm Bureau and the Kona Farmer's Alliance. We are also registered in the "Estate" Program of the Kona Coffee Council.
Both shade-grown and "mauka-grown" coffee are superior to coffee grown in full sun at lower elevations because they mature more slowly. Slower maturation results in crops with a higher percentage of the prized larger grades of Extra-Fancy and Fancy along with a denser coffee bean.
