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Editors’ choice best new beverage

Hawaiian Ola Kona Tea

Hawaiian Ola does “everything with love,” and that’s just what captured our editors’ attention. Kona Tea features coffee leaf, a rising ingredient. While we love the ingredient (and the tea Ola makes), what stands out most is how Hawaiian Ola came to consider its use. This certified B Corp focuses on increasing Hawaiian crop production in many ways, including by finding new income opportunities. When the coffee boar beetle attacked beans, Kona farmers lost 10 percent to 30 percent of their production. So Hawaiian Ola created the beverage as a way to use another part of the plant and replace lost income.