Nicky “Beans” Matichyn stands by a commercial machine at Maui Coffee Roasters in Kahului. -- The Maui News / CARLA TRACY photo Some family members call him “Bean.” Yet say “Nicky Beans ...

Theft of truck loads of green coffee beans is surging in the United States, the world's largest importer of the commodity, as prices for the beans increased to all-time highs in the last year ...