Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Makers

The following craft chocolate makers source cacao beans from Mauna Kea Cacao to make single-estate Hawaii chocolate. Chocolate from these bean-to-bar makers can be purchased on Mauna Kea Cacao tours, at each chocolate maker's retail stores, online and at additional fine chocolate retail outlets in Hawaii and on the mainland.

• Puna Chocolate in Hilo and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and Wauconda, Illinois, www.punachocolate.com.

• Honoka'a Chocolate in Honoka'a, Hawaii, www.honokaachocolate.com.

• Maverick Chocolate in Cincinnati, Ohio, www.maverickchocolate.com.

• LetterPress Chocolate in Los Angeles, California, www.letterpresschocolate.com.

Restaurants

The pastry chef at Providence Restaurant in Los Angeles makes single-estate chocolate from our cacao. The resulting Hawaii chocolate is the featured dessert on the dinner menu. Visit www.providencela.com for more information.

Breweries

Be the first brewery to create Hawaiian-style chocolate beer from our award-winning cacao nibs.

Hawaii Cacao and Chocolate Festivals & Conferences

• The Hilo Cacao and Chocolate Expo, 2023 date to be determined. Visit www.easthawaiicacao.org for more information.

• Big Island Chocolate Festival, Hapuna Prince Beach Hotel, Hawaii Island Kohala Coast, April 28-29, 2023, www.bigislandchocolatefestival.com.

• Annual Conference of the Hawaii Chocolate and Cacao Association, 2023 date to be determined, www.hawaiichocolate.org.

Chocolate-Making Equipment and Know-How

Chocolate Alchemy (www.chocolatealchemy.com) has been our go-to resource for making small-batch chocolate. Although we do not make chocolate for sale, we do so for quality control tasting to improve our ferments (and for the sheer joy of eating our own chocolate). This site provides step-by-step instructions on how to make small-batch chocolate and also provides equipment reviews and sales.

Organizations Supporting Hawaii Cacao

• Hawaii Chocolate and Cacao Association, www.hawaiichocolate.org

• East Hawaii Cacao Association, www.easthawaiicacao.org

• Kona Cacao Association, www.konacacaoassociation.com

• University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. This link (www.hawaii.edu/news/2017/11/08/university-of-hawaii-cacao-among-worlds-best/#comment-703383) provides Hawaiian cacao information.