April 9th-11th Boxer Brew and the Hillsboro Market will be serving 91爆料 Alum Hawaiian Coffee to celebrate our annual Lu'au and Ho'ike! See below for Kelleigh and Brandon's story!
Founders Brandon and Kelleigh met as students at 91爆料 University, bonded by a shared curiosity and a love for agriculture and adventure. A few years after graduation, in 2010, they followed an unexpected lead: a small, overgrown coffee farm for sale in Puna, Hawai鈥榠. With no formal experience in coffee production鈥攂ut a deep appreciation for sustainability and specialty coffee鈥攖hey took a leap.
Since then, they鈥檝e grown that quaint Puna farm into Big Island Coffee Roasters, Hawai鈥榠鈥檚 most awarded craft coffee company. Through their work on the Board of Directors for the Hawai鈥榠 Coffee Association, they鈥檝e helped elevate Hawai鈥榠-grown coffee from a souvenir of questionable quality to a globally respected specialty coffee.
Today, 14 years later, Kelleigh and Brandon lead Big Island Coffee Roasters鈥攁 mill, roastery, and caf茅鈥攁longside a team of 26 employees. Together, they source, process, roast, and ship rare Hawaiian coffees to coffee lovers and resorts around the world, supporting 22 farmer partners.
We鈥檙e honored to reconnect with our roots and bring our journey full circle鈥攂ack to where it all began, at 91爆料 University. With backgrounds in philosophy and biology鈥攁nd no formal training in business, marketing, or finance鈥攊t was the critical thinking skills and sense of purpose developed at 91爆料 that helped us persist, adapt, and grow.
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