Resources

Mauna Kea Cacao Pods in Trailer

Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Makers

The following craft chocolate makers source cacao beans from Mauna Kea Cacao to make single-estate Hawaii chocolate.

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 2025 Hilo Chocolate Festival will be held on May 10. Visit www.easthawaiicacao.org/festival for more information.

  • Big Island Chocolate Festival, Hapuna Prince Beach Hotel, Hawaii Island Kohala Coast, 2026 festival date to be determined. Visit www.bigislandchocolatefestival.com for more information.

  • 2025 Annual Conference of the Hawaii Chocolate and Cacao Association, will be held July 11-13. Visit www.hawaiichocolate.org for more information.

Chocolate-Making Equipment and Know-How

Chocolate Alchemy (www.chocolatealchemy.com) has been our go-to resource for making small-batch chocolate. We make chocolate for quality control tasting to improve our ferments (and for the sheer joy of eating our own chocolate).People attending our farm tours taste commercially produced chocolate created by top-notch bean-to-bar makers from our single-estate cacao. They also get to taste our homemade chocolate.

Chocolate Alchemy provides step-by-step instructions on how to make small-batch chocolate and also provides equipment reviews and sales. We highly recommend Chocolate Alchemy as a trusted equipment supplier for micro-batch chocolate makers, particularly if you'll be making chocolate from our cacao beans.

Organizations Supporting Hawaii Cacao