FREE EVENT at the Maui Tropical Plantation.

Schedule of Events Include:

• 9:00 AM Opening & Blessing
• 9:30 AM Coffee Sensory Evaluation
• 10:30 AM Taste the Roast
• 11:30 AM Food Booths Open
• 12:00 PM Taiko Drummers
• 1:00 PM Baking Demonstration by the Mill House Restaurant
• 1:30 PM Barista Throwdown Sponsored by Old Lahaina Coffee
• 3:00 PM Na Hoku Winners – Barry Flanagan of HAPA and Eric Gilliom
• 4:00 PM Closing Remarks

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm – Zen shin Daiko Drummers

The Maui Coffee Association will once again be bringing back the ever talented Maui Daiko! Maui Daiko plays the traditional Japanese folk song, Fukushima Ondo, at many O-Bon festivals and cultural events on Maui and seeks to perpetuate the song for future generations.

1:00 pm –Baking with Coffee Demonstration by the Mill House Restaurant

Enjoy a 20-minute cooking demonstration by Chef Koa Taylor. Chef Koa currently runs the popular Chef’s Table on Saturday nights at the Mill House Restaurant.

1:30 – 3:00 pm – Barista Throwdown, Sponsored by Old Lahaina Coffee

This event was created in 2017 to bridge the gap between farmers and baristas and to promote independent local coffee shops on Maui. We wanted to create a space for all barista’s in Hawaii to come together and celebrate their craft.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Na Hoku Winner – Barry Flanigan and Eric Gilliom “HAPA”

For more information visit mauicoffeeassociation.blogspot.com or email lavaboy458@gmail.com.

Photos: Maui Tropical Plantation