A webinar series on June 24 and June 25 will be hosted by The Hawaii Coffee Association (HCA).
The series is a free source for association members and the broader community. Every session is created to provide updates on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the coffee industry in Hawaii and worldwide. Also, the series discusses other topics to inform coffee professionals of changing trends and regulations.
The speaker lineup of educational presentations and topics is as follows:
Wednesday, June 24 (HST Time Zone)
- 8-8:30 Message from Hawai‘i Coffee Association President Chris Manfredi
- 9:30-11 The Impact of Time, Temperature, and Extraction on the Sensory Quality of Drip Brew Coffee/Mackenzie Batali of UC Davis Coffee Center
- 11:30-1 Coffee Scoring Systems Panel/Kim Westerman of Coffee Review, Shawn Steiman of Coffea Consulting, Brittany Horn and Madeleine Longoria Garcia of Pacific Coffee Research
- 2-2:30 2019-2020 College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) Research and Extension Update/Andrea Kawabata and Shannon Sand
- 2:30-3 Synergistic Hawai‘i Agriculture Council Update/Suzanne Shriner
Thursday, June 25 (HST Time Zone)
- 9:30-11 Hawai‘i in Global Market/Joan Obra of Rusty’s Hawaiian, Marcus Young of Boot Coffee
- 12-1 Specialty Coffee Association US Chapter Update/ Madeleine Longoria Garcia, Marcus Boni and Nathanael May
- 2-2:30 Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Update/Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser, Chairperson
- 2:30-3 USDA Rural Development Programs/Brenda Iokepa-Moses
Register here to gain access to the Webinar Series.