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SEATTLE — Kona coffee, prized for what Mark Twain once called “a richer flavor than any other,” grows on the cloud-wreathed western flanks of Hawaii’s Big Island volcanoes. The distinctive red beans ...

Grown only on the slopes of two volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii, kona remains one of the better-known geographical sources of coffee in the US, even as coffee from Central America and East ...

Kona coffee growing on the Big Island of Hawaii with the ocean visible in the distance - Pawel.gaul/Getty Images When you ask people why they like Costco, the responses often center on saving money.

Costco tends to curate some of its inventory with local goods, and in Hawaii, that includes a type of regional coffee that's one of the most prized globally.