From farm to cup, this story begins mauka (mountain-side) with a boar in a field of Big Island coffee and ends in serving the rainbow of varieties and types from a french press backpack makai (ocean-side) in Hilo. ✦ Each mug in this series is artfully decorated with our full-color logo printed inside.
This 12 oz diner mug celebrates Kīlauea's powerful, bold beauty - the most active volcano in the world. It's also a nod to our origin. Just a few miles below Kīlauea Crater, in the town of Mountain View, sits the original farm & mill of Big Island Coffee Roasters.✦ According to legend, the goddess Pele lives in Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kīlauea at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. She's known for her power, passion, jealousy, and beauty. ✦ To assuage Pele, it's tradition to offer her gin or flowers. We suggest doing the same: pour a swig of gin inside or gift it with bundled flowers.
Adorned with vibrant red, yellow, and orange Ōhiʻa Lehua blossoms, this dainty, limited edition espresso cup & saucer showcases the immensely important keystone species that holds the entire volcano-to-forest ecosystem together. ✦ Ōhiʻa is the first tree to colonize lava and is also an important food for the native 'Apapane and 'Akohekohe. It's symbolic for strength, beauty, sanctity, and is considered the physical manifestation of KU, one of the four principal Hawaiian deities ✦ Our logo is printed in the bottom of the cup.
Indigenous to Hawai’i and celebrated for its ecological and medicinal significance, this cup is decorated with Pōhuehue, the graceful morning glory that grows abundantly along Hawaii’s coastlines. ✦ Named after the mo‘olelo (story), Pōhuehue is a tale of two entwined lovers who, after being separated for several years, were reunited on the shores of Lāna‘i. ✦ This limited edition Pōhuehue latte cup & saucer holds 12 oz. Our logo, hidden inside the cup, is a sweet little surprise once you’ve finished your (first) morning cup.
Say Aloha to Awa and ‘Awa! This limited edition cappuccino cup is a play on words celebrating traditional Hawaiian food and medicine: Awa (milkfish) and ‘Awa (kava). ✦ Awa are cultivated in loko I'a (ancient fish ponds) which were vital to the Hawaiian food system, like Hale O Lono loko I'a, a restored loko I'a near our cafe in the Keaukaha community. ✦ Awa, the plant, has important ceremonial and medicinal uses; there are dozens of varieties grown in Hawaii. ✦ Our logo is printed in the bottom of the cup.
This 12 oz ozone blue latte cup is bursting with your favorite Big Island Coffee Roasters icons and characters. It features our barista boar, cups of coffee, roasters, roosters, ukulele, cats, Chemex, and more! It's everything you'll find at our coffee farm and mill on Hawai’i Island. Our logo is hiding on the inside too - take a peek!
