Annual General Membership Meeting & Election ...

Come learn more about Hawaii Tea Society, mingle with other members, and cast your vote!* Our annual meeting will involve approval of previous Meeting Minutes, voting for new board members, officers and committee members. Board of directors will be voting on new Officials’ positions: President, Vice President, and Treasurer. General membership will be voting on nominated Board of Directors. Emails will be sent out in...

EVENT: Hawai’i-Grown Tea, A Market Feasibility S...

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HTS at Taste of the Range, 2011...

Taste of the Range: A celebration of food and tea grown in Hawaii Event Date: Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 Time: 5:00 p.m. start, main Taste event from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Location: Hilton Waikoloa Village, Grand Ballroom Website: tasteofthehawaiianrange.com Cost: $40 pre-sale, $60 at the door. All food and beverages provided. Ticket info… This annual festival and trade show event focuses on Hawaii’s locally ...

For all the tea in Hawai`i...

by Shannon Amidon Castille This article was originally published last spring from UH Hilo’s College of Pharmacy’s Kawili La’au magazine.   Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary.  ~Chinese Proverb If you had a little money to invest, where should you put it? Dr. Anthony D. Wright has a suggestion: how about a tea farm? Why? Green, First Flush, White, Oolong, Black, and...

Seminar: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...

This seminar/workshop by Dr. Siva Sureshwaran, USDA SBIR Program Leader, is a great opportunity to learn more about the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant program (sbir.gov). In my experience, small business applicants for these grants (with a CTAHR or other university faculty member serving as the technical advisor) have a high rate of success. Please note that RSVP to sbir@htdc.org is requested. The seminars...

To Trademark or not to Trademark: 100% Hawaii Grow...

by Suzanne Wang Products grown in Hawaii or imported and repackaged in Hawaii that are labeled “Hawaiian”, have long been adapted for the purpose of commercial marketability. This kind of branding has brought up much discussion and questions for the local tea industry, which has been growing steadily the last ten years. Tea grown in Hawaii is following a similar path as coffee grown on the islands – that of a...

A message to the tea community of Japan...

The Hawaii Tea Society Board of Directors offers the following message and individual contributions to the relief effort in Japan. The message was delivered to Kyoto Obubu Tea Plantations president Akihiro Kita, who recently visited the Big Island to talk about tea and visit Hawaii tea farmers. The Hawaii Tea Society wishes to express its concerns to the tea community of Japan and fellow citizens over the tragic earthquake...

The Importance of Tea Storage...

by Suzanne Wang Japanese tea storage can image courtesy of ObubuTea.com Great tea requires careful processing to achieve the fine balance of flavor and aroma. Those who enjoy tea may be familiar with how tea leaves are created, yet many do not realize how important storage is for its longevity. The quality of tea starts to slowly deteriorate when exposed to any of these elements: air, light, heat, moisture and odors. It is...

Event: Body and Soil 2011 Conference...

This information comes from HTS member Eva Lee: Body and Soil: Farm Health Conference 2011 Maui Aloha Aina Association Dates: January 14 – 16, 2011 Location: Kumulani Organic Vegetable Farm, Olinda Maui Info: www.mauigrown.com (808)...

Seminar: Intro to WordPress...

Prior to the Japanese tea tasting on Dec. 27, 2010, by Kyoto Obubu Tea Plantations president and farmer, Akihiro Kita, the webmaster of hawaiiteasociety.org and obubutea.com, Ian Chun, will be giving a short one hour overview of how to utilize WordPress to build a professional-level site for your business and how to set up your site to accept credit card payments for goods purchased using PayPal. To follow along as we create...