Kona Impact is located in the heart of the Kona coffee region on Hawaii Island. There are hundreds of coffee farms within a 30 minute drive of our office. Most grow their coffee conventionally: they use pesticides, herbicides and non-organic fertilizers to control bugs and weeds and help the coffee trees get vital nutrients. The […]
Like it or not, Hawaii Island is a vehicle-dependent place. Very few people live walking distance to tores, and the best of the island–the beaches and countryside–are always a drive away. This makes your car or truck an ideal way to promote your business. The simplest way to do that is car magnets. These are […]
We make a lot of signs at Kona Impact, from indoor foam core signs for events and expositions to banners for temporary outside signs. We also make a lot of signs for long-term outdoor use with solid substrates and extra-durable materials. Many of our outdoor signs have resisted the elements for years and look just […]
The day after the Ironman World Championships in Kona, I met a man at the dump who let it be known that he was pleased that the competition was done and everyone was going home. He then went on to complain how much he was inconvenienced (the dump, where I met him was closed one […]
One of the great things about living in Kona, Hawaii is the instant access we have to recreational activities. A beach is seldom more than ten minutes away and we have hundreds of a miles of wide-shouldered roads for cyclists. And, of course, we have awesome weather year-round. In about a month, we’ll have the […]
Good story about this project and a very good example why it pays to do business locally. We started a website project for Kraftsman Auto Body a few months ago. There is a lot of content on the website, so the project took some time to put together. In the middle of the project I […]
We do a lot of printing and signage projects for conventions and expos on the Kohala Coast. For most businesses it is far more convenient to have us print the files and mount them on foam core or other material. Shipping is a hassle and the odd dimensions of signs make them unwieldy to carry […]
At Kona Impact, we always try to look at things from the customers’ point of view. That is, we try to do business the way we like others to do business with us. Makes sense and seems to have worked pretty well so far. This is the approach we take to rush fees. Our policy […]
The most crucial part of deciding on a business name is to ensure you are not violating another business’s copyright or trademark. Choosing, for example, “Pepsi Hawaii Marketing” is just a bad idea, and you will likely end up with problems down the road. This blog post does not deal with these issues: check with […]
