The Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory
78-6772 Makenawai St, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
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About
Visit a working cacao plantation in Kona where you'll discover how 100% Hawaiian-grown beans transform into artisan chocolate through small-batch, bean-to-bar craftsmanship. Tour the self-contained factory and taste the difference when every step—from hand-picking to processing—happens on the same land.
Best For
Farm and factory tours
Visitors who want a guided look at cacao, chocolate making, or both.
Chocolate tasting
Travelers comparing bars, origins, or tasting-room experiences.
Hawaii-grown cacao
People looking for local cacao, estate chocolate, or bean-to-bar makers.
Gift shopping
Picking up bars, boxes, cacao products, or chocolate souvenirs.
Single-origin bars
Chocolate fans who care about farm, island, and origin specificity.
Highlights
What Makes It Different
- They grow cacao on their own plantation in Kona and process it into bean-to-bar chocolate using only 100% Hawaiian grown cacao beans.
- This listing has explicit farm-to-bar or bean-to-bar signals rather than only generic chocolate retail signals.
- It is tagged for Hawaii-grown cacao, which makes it especially relevant for local-origin chocolate searches.
- Tours are part of the visitor experience, so it can work as an activity stop instead of only a retail stop.
Tours Available
Educational tour and tasting experience at the cacao plantation and chocolate factory.
Products
- •Milk Chocolate
- •Dark Chocolate
- •Criollo Dark Chocolate
- •Roasted Cacao Nibs
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Quick Facts
- Island
- Big Island
- Category
- Bean-to-Bar, Farm Tour
- Tours
- Available
- Tastings
- Available
- Products
- Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, Criollo Dark Chocolate +1 more
- Cacao
- Hawaii-grown focus