Coffees of Hawaii

Great chill spot in Molokai — coffee for the human and quick charge for your phone!

Coffee was really good and I wished I bought their coffee beans to bring back home!!! Plenty of seatings here and I believe their use the outdoor seatings for shows and entertainments!

My husband & I stopped in on Tuesday morning. We went in the Espresso Bar & he ordered a coffee & a breakfast sandwich & I ordered an acai sweet bowl. We headed out to sit on the covered porch and our orders were delivered shortly. I really enjoyed my healthy choice acai sweet bowl. It had acai, partially frozen yogurt, sliced bananas & granola — it was delicious!
A local couple sitting near us were eating one of the huge soft pretzels with lillikoi (passion fruit) cream cheese. It looked wonderful! The gentleman said he usually gets a combo of lillikoi & mango cream cheese but they were out of mango then. If we are back in that area another day, I want to get one of those. (Note I did get one the day way left — my husband & I split it. We both enjoyed it but he thought it would be better with some sea salt on the pretzel. It is extremely messy!)
I am not a coffee drinker but my husband enjoyed the coffee from their plantation. He even tried and enjoyed a coconut coffee and he normally is not a flavored coffee type of guy!
While we were eating a large group of locals slowly showed up (on Hawaiian time) to provide a free show of music & hula. There were lots of ukuleles, one fiddle, one set of bongo drums, a few guitars & lots of singers. Many of the songs were in Hawaiian. Three ladies did the hula. We enjoyed the show. One man participating was having a birthday plus he & his wife (one of the hula ladies) were celebrating their 51^st anniversary. We didn’t realize we were going to witness this free show & participate in these celebrations but it was a fun morning. The group announced that they play there every Tuesday around 10:00am. It is well worth attending.
While there we also checked out the Blue Monkey gift shop too. They carry many things made by local artists & photographers. We spent a nice, relaxing time here.
We also stopped back the day we left and I had a nice chat with one of the shop owners. People are very friendly on Molokai.

This should be your first stop, when landing on Molokai.
Everyone and their mom, told me the same thing. ‘Get a Mocha Mama and a lilikoi pretzel!’ If 20 people all said the same thing, you know they can’t be lying. Fresh off the plane, at 8am, we arrived and grabbed the combo.
Not cheap, but the Mocha Mama has two shots of espresso, and is bound to put the pep in your step.
The best part about this place is that we met some local aunties, just chilling, drinking their coffee. Very sweet and even invited us out to dinner with them! I love this island.

Delicious coffees! Tried a couple of different coffees, the coconut and hazelnut ones are delicious. Also tried the mocha mama and it was good also. I guess anything is good with ice cream and espresso.
The baked goods were the best! I believe they are baked in house. Had both the apple lattice and the cinnamon roll.
One thing I saw in other stores were their prices for coffee. The store next to the coffee plant were more expensive than the same coffee in the whole foods in Maui. How could this be? The cost of shipping/​markup at the grocery store should be higher than the factory store, right?

Parking: private lot
Cost: $ 2.50 for 16 oz drip coffee
Restrooms: yes
The drinks: mocha mama and drip coffee
There’s a large outdoor seating area with a shop on the left and the coffee shop on the right. You can order food and drink. A must get is the mocha mama. So creamy and with a strong coffee flavor. It’s quite sweet so maybe share with a friend but totally worth it! The drip coffees are flavorful and perfect in the morning. You’ll find plenty of people just reading, hanging out, and doing work.
Overall, a nice place to come in for a cup of joe and the mocha mama is a must

Nice place to hang out. The flavored coffee I ordered was too watery but my frozen blended drink was good. Cute place to stop by.

I would not recommend the expresso bar. It took way to long to make a tuna melt. Then they forgot my shake, what I ordered and how I ordered it to be made. Never once did they apologize

Just like another reviewer we thought this was a place where we could view the coffee making process — that is because the local maps say it is. This is only a coffee shop with sandwiches and salads. There is a photo display of coffee making near the restrooms. That is it. The coffee is ok. Had the pretzel (salt and cinnamon) that is baked to oreder. The milk shakes are good to go. It is a nice stop. They said the live music is only on Tuesday afternoons. A nice it pit stop on your journey.

I stopped here every morning during my long weekend on Molokai. The coffee was great, the breakfast food was good, and the staff were very nice. I love the outdoor seating and the feeling of being part of the crowd when sitting with the wide arrangement of customers. Local cops, tourists, paddlers there for the Molokai Hoe. All varieties of patrons were present for some coffee. Being that this is really the only place of its kind on the island, I understand why it was as popular as it was. I would highly recommend Coffees of Hawaii if on Molokai.

We stopped here for lunch on the way to Palaau state park. The wife was looking forward to egg salad but they were out. No more eggs or no more mayo? It’s not that hard to make. I ordered roast beef with Swiss cheese, one of their few sandwiches. I asked what comes on the sandwich and the cashier/​waitress said roast beef and Swiss. Oh. So then I clarified: does it have mayo or mustard? She asked if I wanted mayo and I said no mayo, only mustard. That answered the question about the missing ingredient for egg salad. After waiting quite some time, the waitress brought out French Dip with mayo and mustard, but no Swiss, which, of course, I had not ordered. All I can say is: Wow. I never realized that my sandwich with a piece of cheese and some meat was so complicated.

I’ve bought coffee (by mail) from here for many years. Finally got to visit the plantation store, which is both a gift shop — with artisan clothes, photographs by local artists, CD’s of local music, jewelry, clothing, bird and plant guides, maps, etc. — along, of course, with both big bags and one-​pot gift bags of their various coffee roasts and types. My long-​time favorites have been Muleskinner (dark roast) and Maulani Estate (medium roast). They are there at the espresso bar, fresh roasted and fresh brewed.
The espresso bar has become part of the social fabric of Molokai, with mini-​tours stopping in, along with regulars, Maui police in the early morning before their tours, local residents, farmers, muleskinners, and passers-​by. They serve breakfast foods, including popular acai bowls (with fresh fruit, nuts, honey) and various pastries and breakfast sandwiches (bacon & eggs) on croissants or (sometimes) English muffins.
In the mid-​day heat, people come from all over for their «Mocha Mama» drink, ice cream, their plantation coffee, chocolate syrup and whipped cream (as well as other flavor options). Also they serve pretzels unlike any I’ve seen on urban street carts. Soft and piping hot, my favorite is the lilikoi (passion fruit) glaze, drizzled over the pretzel, which makes a great snack or light lunch. (Other flavors too.)
Having visited several times over the past week, I’m not sure where a few comments came from. As for ‘learning about coffee’, just outside the espresso bar (which has lots of outdoor seating), in the passage between the coffee shop and gift shop (turn right) there is a wall lined with annotated photos introducing the plantation staff, and showing the process of coffee growing and processing, as well as the history of coffee in Hawaii. I do believe they offer tours some mornings as well.
Everyone knows everyone, with local celebrities (like Buzzy the muleskinner boss) dropping by and friends and relatives of the plantation workers. A real gathering place with a mostly family-​staffed crew of workers churning out the Mocha Mamas and pretzels (each prepared by hand) when it gets busy, and happy to chat when it’s slow. They work hard to please, and as the sign on the counter says, it’s their mission to share Aloha and want to hear if anyone has any concerns about their experience.

I just love Coffees of Hawaii. I first visited the plantation in 2008 and have been ordering my espresso beans from here ever since. It is a small local operation, and the focus on quality and taste is incomparable. I much prefer the flavor of a homemade morning latte made with Coffees of Hawaii’s «Hawaiian Espresso — Moloka’i Style» beans over a barista-​made Starbucks. Plus, it’s important to support local Hawaiian businesses whenever possible!
Sometimes I forget to order new beans in time before running out, and am left with scrambling to the grocery store to buy a different brand of beans as a holdover, or going to Starbucks across the street, until the new coffee beans arrive. Those days are never as bright as the days that start out with caffeinated deliciousness from Coffees of Hawaii.

I guess I’m just dumb, but for some reason I thought this was a place you learned about coffee. Well, I guess it could be, if you just keep ordering different drinks. It’s basically a coffee shop. They have food, they have drinks, they even have shave ice and ice cream. I had their signature mocha mama. It was fine. It’s a small place and lots of people go here, so be sure you’re on Molokai time and not in a hurry! I’d go back if I was looking for a snack or a drink and was in the area.

FINALLY a place on Molokai where they SMILE and say hi when you walk up to the counter and (if they are not busy) right when you walk in the door.
The MOCHA MAMA is delicious as always (not the strongest coffee blend tho)
good sandwiches and desserts and a wonderful place to sit and enjoy the festivities they hold throughout the week.

So this is one of the only places to get coffee in Moloka’i and by those standards this is pretty damn good. My husband loves the Mocha mama, not being a chocolate fan I learn more towards caramel drinks, or the smoothies are delicious.
They have some deli foods such as croissants, sandwiches, bagels, salads, etc. They also have specials with hot food occasionally. The price is reasonable, and on Sundays they have live music. Two locations– Kualapu’u and the airport.
If you need a coffee fix… this is the place for you! :)

Mocha Mama is expensive $ 5.25 and they use low quality vanilla ice cream but onolicious.

Awesome little place. Had the nachos and the chocolate sundae both were very good. Everyone is very nice and the service is fast. Will be back.

This business is a Hawaiian coffee grower /​distributor that ships the best Hawaiian coffee beans to customers. On a recent vacation to Hawaii, I’d wake up to Hawaiian coffee every morning, sipping Kona on the balcony watching the sunrise over the horizon of the pacific ocean. It was great! When I got back to the mainland I missed the Kona coffee, so I began searching online. I found a few suppliers and was wondering which brand/​supplier I should buy from. By coincidene [or maybe divine intervention?] I got a daily deal e-​mail offer from
Schwaggle, for half off of $ 20 on anything from Coffees of Hawaii. Wow, perfect timing! I figured I’d try Coffees of Hawaii since I had a great deal land in my lap…
WOW great company. The Nightingale Kona coffee beans I ordered arrived in only 3 business days! Their service and hospitality are extraordinary. I ordered more than the $ 20 voucher, the extra amount I owed I paid through PayPal, for some reason PayPal’s site went down as I was in process. I e-​mailed Coffees of Hawaii offering to pay with credit card instead, they said «no worries, we’ll work it out, ended up that Paypal did go through, Coffees of Hawaii e-​mailed me and said «coffe is on it’s way no problems.». I placed that coffee order on a Thursday, received it complete the next Monday of the following week.
I got my confirmation that US mail delivered my order, I could barely wait to get home. I brewed my Nightingale Kona beans in my French press coffee maker as soon as I got home from work… aahhhh the aroma of the beans, the smooth rich flavor of the coffee took me right back to a memory of beach front balcony mornings on Kauai. I knew right away that the amount of coffee I ordered would not last long. I’ve ordered 2 more shipments since then, each time it’s a very fast easy process, followed by a friendly confirmation thanking me for my order.
I’ve been ordering Kona coffee from here, however they have other Hawaiian coffee beans like Maui, Molokai, Kauai, and more. They also have coffee esentails like cups, coffee presses, measuring spoons, etc. They are an eco friendly company giving back to the islands. You can choose what kind of grind you want or have it whole bean. When available, you can order highly desirble peaberry beans. I tried Kona from oter comapnies [Trader Joes & Coffee Bean Tea leaf] but their roast was light, I prefer a dark city roast or European roast which is what Coffees of Hawaii offers.
The quality of the coffee is primo! The prices are competitive, the shipping costs are VERY reasonable [free so far with a Dads day special ] Fast easy ordering process and quick shipping. They have a recurring order club with discounts that I’m probably going to join seeing how I’ve been ordering every week so far anyway.
I HIGHLY recommend Coffees of Hawaii, it’s Da Kine !!!