HTS celebrates Hamakua Ag Fair...

As Hamakua Ag Plan is completed and members of HTS joined a celebration event in Honoka'a on June 24, 2006. HTS members, Takahiro and Kimberly Ino, held a booth and shared some delicate green tea, oolong tea, black tea as well as unique Hawaii tea produced at Mealani Research Station in Waimea. Hamakua Ag Plan is a multi-facet sustainable and environmental agreculture...

HTS celebrates Hamakua Ag Fair...

As Hamakua Ag Plan is completed and members of HTS joined a celebration event in Honoka'a on June 24, 2006. HTS members, Takahiro and Kimberly Ino, held a booth and shared some delicate green tea, oolong tea, black tea as well as unique Hawaii tea produced at Mealani Research Station in Waimea. Hamakua Ag Plan is a multi-facet sustainable and environmental agreculture...

Health Facts...

          The accumulated results from research suggest that tea drinking regularly, green or black tea, will decrease the incidence of mortality from major chronic diseases.   The following is a list of the major chemical componenets found in tea leaf. Caffeine Stimulates wakefulness, CNS stimulant Gives relief from fatigue, neuralgia and headaches Acts as diuretic   Catechins...

Board meeting Mon June 26th 5:30PM...

 Hawaii Tea Society June 26, 2006 Board Meeting, Komohana Ag Station, 5:30 Purpose: Review accomplishments and future business, meeting, activities.   What/ How                                                    ...

Getting Started...

Whether your home is an apartment with room for a few pots of tea plants, a townhouse with a desk or small flowerbed, a suburban house with a yard, or a large acreage in the countryside, you can plan and enjoy a tea garden. All you need to get started are tea plants of your choice. You can get potted Tea plants from local nurseries, or you may propagate from cutting or seed. The USDA Pacific Basin Agriculture Research...

Planting the Tea...

Planting   The two most popular ways to plant tea: by seed and by propagated cuttings.   There are some pros and cons to plant tea by seed. The pros may be saving time and money at the beginning of planting.   The cons include that it may take very long time to grow. The germination of seed may take three to four months. Seed selection is very important for having a healthy tea plant. Seeds from the...

Caring for the Plants...

Watering Like all other plants, tea plants like to be watered often. There are two popular ways to water tea plants: (1) close to root watering, water directly applied on the base of the tea plant and (2) top dampening, water directly sprayed on the leaf of the tea plant. The best time to water tea plants is early in the morning and later afternoon. It is not a good idea to apply to much water on the plant. The rule of...

A History of Tea...

More tea is drunk around the world than any other beverage, and behind this everyday brew, beyond the caddies on the tea-store shelves, lies a colorful and fascinating story that weaves its way through the social and cultural history of many nations. According to Chinese legend, this intriguing story had its origins in the discovery of tea’s beneficial qualities by the Emperor Shen Nung – a scholar and herbalist who, for...