Hawaiian chocolate makers and bean-to-bar stops

Big Island · Tours available

Tree-to-bar in Papaikou: they grow, ferment, and process their own Big Island cacao on-site. Monthly harvest parties put you in the orchard for the full picture, from fresh cacao juice to finished bar.

Oahu · Tours available

Waialua cacao from this North Shore farm feeds directly into Mānoa Chocolate's bean-to-bar operation — their origin 70% Dark placed among the world's Top 50. Farm and factory tours trace the full chain from cacao tree to finished bar.

Big Island · Tours available

Hāmākua Coast cacao farm growing single-estate beans since 2011, with a 'Best Cacao' win at the Big Island Chocolate Festival. Ninety-minute tours run Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday — you pick a pod, watch the fermentation and drying that build its flavor, and taste the finished chocolate.

Kauai · Tours available

Three-acre Kauaʻi cacao orchard processed entirely on-site into 70% dark bars — planting through finished chocolate under one roof. Appointment-only farm tours run 3–4 hours; children under 12 free.

Big Island · Tours available

The owner is an award-winning fermenter with a master's degree in cacao fermentation and published research — the step that most determines chocolate quality. Tours walk a 33-acre Hāmākua Coast farm with 2,000+ cacao trees and close with a tasting.

Maui

Bean-to-bar maker on Maui sourcing cacao from three distinct Hawaiian microclimates — Kona, Oahu's North Shore, and Hilo — and turning each into its own single-origin bar. The Kahului shop near the airport carries a mac nut dark with sea salt, cacao tea, and roasted nibs.

Big Island · Tours available

Bean-to-bar from their own 3-acre Puna estate, with guided tours that walk the cacao and coffee fields before the factory. Stephen runs it personally — the kind of place where sourcing starts at your feet.

Big Island · Tours available

Three acres of Kona estate cacao grown under Korean Natural Farming practices — the same orchard produces the single-origin chocolate and is open for walking tours. Cacao ceremony experiences are also available alongside the farm visits.

Kauai · Tours available

Family farm in Kīlauea with 200+ cacao trees, running the full tree-to-bar process on-site. Guided tours (2.5 hrs, by appointment) walk you through cacao harvest, chocolate making, and tasting alongside exotic fruit and honey from the same six acres.