>>76518858it's expensive because the japanese own a grossly disproportionate amount of the kona plantations. they use the beans to make industrial canned coffee that they serve from vending machines. generally speaking, the kona plantations exist to produce very good coffee that is wasted on dystopian slop. a small amount of kona beans are left over to use for real coffee, but they command a high price because the japanese turn the majority of kona bean production into waste.