KAPA’A, KAUAI — In a quiet clearing on the lush, tropical fruit and chocolate plantation of Lydgate Farms, we take our first bite of tangy, mucilaginous cacao fruit.

HONOLULU (KHON2) – This weekend is the 7th annual Kauai Chocolate and Coffee Festival! Friday Oct. 14 from 5 p.m. till 9 p.m. through Saturday Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. you can stop on by ...

Reporting from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii — The TV commercial for an insurance company — the one in which a gecko is seen putting a dollar bill that’s bigger than it is into a vending machine for a ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Family owned and operated business, Kaua’i Chocolate Company provides a wide range of products to Hawaii residents in time for the holidays. Owned by Alexander … ...

Chocolate farms a sweet spot on any Hawaii itinerary By Jeanne Cooper , Special to SFGate Oct 30, 2009 Cacao pods, which contain the seeds processed into cocoa beans, turn bright colors as they ripen.

It’s not an unreasonable thought. After all, the island of Kauai is best known for sun and surf and lush green mountains, and we’ve spent most of our time here hiking along jaw-dropping ...

Hawaii is the only U.S. state growing chocolate commercially. The quality and unique taste can fetch $15 a bar, but the farmers get only $11 to $12 a pound for the beans.

I’ve been to a bunch of Hawaii chocolate farms and it’s always a cool experience. So, when I heard that the Maui chocolate tour in Lahaina was re-opening the same week I was on island, I knew ...

We visited the Kauai Chocolate Company for local coffee, cookies and boxes of their famous opihi chocolates made of layers of shortbread cookies, caramel and a macadamia nut dipped in chocolate.

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In a quiet clearing on the lush, tropical fruit and chocolate plantation of Lydgate Farms, we take our first bite of tangy, mucilaginous cacao fruit. The creamy white pulp could have become an ...