About:

Settled in the secluded southern slopes of Mauna Loa, our 20 acre farm located in a place called Wood Valley was purchased by Grandma Lilly in 2000; this was the foundation of F.L. Farm. At the time, she did not know that this place was part of the ancestral homeland connected to her grandson’s Hawaiian family line.


Over time, this valley has been filled with gardens of kalo, banana, coffee, macadamia nut, sugar cane, and sweet potato, along with thousands of native plants which were used for food, medicine, tools, and more.

In the past, people cultivated and harvested with a deep understanding of the reciprocal nature of all living things. As Hawaii experienced foreign colonization, indigenous people were swept into the pressures of a new society. Certain resources were valued above others, and the relationship between humans and plants became more abusive than symbiotic as mass-mono-crop plantations became the new cultural norm.

In 1868, roughly 30 years after mass sugar cane production became prevalent across the island and in this valley, there was a catastrophic event: the Ka’ū region experienced the largest recorded earthquake in Hawaii’s history, triggering a tsunami as well as a devastating landslide that stretched for miles through our valley, swallowing land, homes, livestock, and close to 100 human lives.


Read More About the Quake:
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Legend speaks of the Hawaiian Kanaka’ole family line being born from this tragedy, when a single young man returned to his valley home to find his family swallowed by the landslide in 1868; as the last living member of his family, he took up the new name Kanaka’ole - which essentially translates to No More Man, or Last Man.

The current steward of F.L. Farm learned of his own blood connection to the land after taking charge of his Grandmothers farm, studying the history of the region, and learning that he stands with respect on the bones of his ancestors every day single day. The enlightening and humbling study of the land he works on lead Poco, the current steward of the land, to discover the true name of this valley:
Ka’ili’ula -The Red Hill.
This is a place where poison is not an option, and healing instead is the only way forward in caretaking this land with Aloha. The intention is to return to the practices of ancient Hawaiians: listening to the plants and animals, the elements, and the ancestors. There is no poison sprayed on this land. The trees are not forced to produce for us. We Malama them and we say Mahalo when they give us the gift of their fruit (their hua).


The result is a coffee bean produced in a natural environment with hawks, owls, goats, sheep, cattle, chickens, pheasants, lizards, spiders, and more all coexisting in a fertile volcanic valley. The coffee is watered by natural rains nearly every afternoon, hand picked when ripe and ready, and wet-processed in-house using volcanically filtered water to pulp and wash every bean before naturally sun drying for at least 2 weeks to an optimal moisture content.

These carefully collected beans, still in their parchment skin, are sealed and stored in air-tight grain bags, in a burlap sack, stored in a dry barn before being hulled, graded, and roasted for consumption.

Ka’ili’ula coffee carries award-winning sweet notes along with rich and delicious flavors that are yours to perceive when you try a cup of hot or cold brewed coffee; we know you’ll enjoy this unique bean for all it’s worth no matter how you choose to prepare and consume the gifts from this fertile Hawaiian land.

Aloha & Mahalo - from the team at Ka’ili’ula Coffee.


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We'd love your help, please contact Poco for details!

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Choose between our Medium & Dark Roasts,
available in 1/2 Pound($30), 1 Pound ($50), and 5 Pound ($220) bags.


This coffee is an exclusive single-source bean that comes from one place and once place only in the whole world; that means there's a limited amount available, and it tends to go quick, so make sure you get yours today while you can!

To order, call Poco, or send a DM on Instagram.

Thank you for coming by; if you've caught us in the off-season, we look forward to serving you soon when we can!

Frequently Asked Questions:

- What does single source mean?

            It simply means that when you order and enjoy a bag of roasted Ka'ili'ula Coffee, every single bean in the bag comes from the same farm, guaranteed.

- Where is the farm located?

            The farm is located in the southernmost region of the Big Island of Hawai'i, known as Ka'ū, in a small valley nestled in the southern slopes of Mauna Loa. Want to learn more or come for a visit? Please reach out to Poco for more information.

- How many people are involved in producing the coffee beans?

            The vast majority of the operations are managed and performed by the steward of the land, Poco. A team of about 10 seasonal coffee pickers assist with gathering of the fruit during harvest seasons. Poco personally manages the wet processing, drying, and roasting of the coffee, and has help from his family with preparing the final product in beautiful custom designed bags mailed to you after a fresh roast. When you order Ka'ili'ula Coffee you are supporting a unique, small family operation that deeply feels and appreciates your support.