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2025 Holualoa Village Coffee & Art Stroll Winners Announced!
Another awesome stroll is in the books, and the winners are in for the 2025 CHEF'S CHOICE and PEOPLE'S CHOICE awards. Congratulations to the winners, and all who participated. When all the results were totaled, there were severall razor thin margins, and even a tie. It's always difficult to crown winners when the quality of competition is so high.
We had a great turnout for the event, and thank the over 500 individuals who cast their ballots for the People's Choice award.
Special thanks also go out to our Chef's Choice award judges, who donated their time and expertise to crown this year's winners for this highly coveted award.
Our judges this year were:
• Chef Amelia Antonucci, The Strawberry Patch
• Chef Adriana Rodriguez, Lele's Bakery
• Chef Sam Madsen, Cheeky Tiki
– Our 2025 Coffee Winners –
People's Choice Award
1st Place
Hawaiian Goat Coffee
2nd Place
Aloha Star Coffee Farm
3rd Place (tie)
Oka Family Farms
Two Owls Coffee
Hawaiian Goat Coffee
Chef's Choice Award
1st Place
Nani Gourmet Coffee
2nd Place
Kona Rainforest Organic Coffee
3rd Place
Hawaiian Goat Coffee
Nani Gourmet Coffee
Not long ago, Holualoa Village lost one of our living treasures, Sam Rosen of Holualoa Ukulele Gallery. He was an integral part of the community for over four decades.
Sam wore many hats, from his earlier days as a master goldsmith, his time spent as a gallery manager and as President of Holualoa Village Association (predecessor of today's HVO), and his many years as an amazing ukulele craftsman and mentor to young and old. He left a lasting mark in Holualoa, and will be deeply missed by those who walk in his footsteps.
RIP, Sam, and thanks for all the memories .
