Honoka'a Chocolate Co at Kahi Ola Mau Farm in Honokaa (45-3584 Old Mamalahoa Hwy, HI 96727)
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Kahi Ola Mau Farm is the home of Honoka'a Chocolate Company. Located near the historic plantation town of Honoka'a, we offer farm tours and tastings of small-batch artisan chocolate as well as a small on-site store. Farmer and owner Mike makes all chocolates on-site in our farm store using cacao beans from Hawaii. Book your tour & tasting online (by appointment only) or stop by Monday - Friday from 10am-4pm to purchase chocolate to go and enjoy a complimentary tasting of our 3 signature bars (made with Hawaiian cacao). We look forward to meeting you! Please note: If traveling far to see us, call ahead to ensure the store is open. The pandemic is affecting us all, so we may close unexpectedly. Mahalo for your understanding.
Honoka'a Chocolate Co at Kahi Ola Mau Farm is located in Honokaa (Hawaii state) on the street of 45-3584 Old Mamalahoa Hwy. If you want to ask about something we recommend contacting this place by phone. The Phone number is +1808-494-2129. You can get more information from their website: http://honokaachocolateco.com/. The coordinates that you can use in navigation applications to get to find Honoka'a Chocolate Co at Kahi Ola Mau Farm quickly are 20.067397, -155.477092. Scroll down to find out opening hours, reviews and other important information about Honoka'a Chocolate Co at Kahi Ola Mau Farm.
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Richard
The chocolate tasting really gives you a sense of the craftsmanship of their products. What really stands out is the goat milk chocolate and the spirit infused versions. Definitely worth checking out!
11.2022Celina
Although the chocolate is delicious and Mike is well informed and dedicated to what he does, this tour is certainly not worth $80 per person ($91 with tax). The tour consists of walking into the cocoa field and learning about cocoa. It was very interesting, but please note that depending on the season you tour, you may not get to see ripe pods and have them opened for you (as I saw others experience in reviews). Of course this is not Mike’s fault but is something to note. You do not get to see any equipment, although Mike will tell you about some equipment he owns. He let us know that we were welcome to go into the shop to purchase more chocolate but did not invite us to see the equipment or outline that as part of the tour. For our tasting we received five small chocolates (I have a picture of them after sampled.). You also get to try cocoa tea, which is neat. We also each got 1 “complimentary” chocolate bar. Overall, a neat way to spend a few hours but I personally feel that $80 plus tax is WAY too expensive for the tour. I would maybe pay $40. Just 15 minutes away you can tour a vanilla farm for $75 and receive a full lunch. *Please see Bethany G’s review for an extremely accurate account of exactly what the tour involves (I didn’t want to just copy and paste).
09.2022Haley
You can get a lot of good Puna chocolate in Kona and Hilo, but Honoka’a chocolate is about four times smoother and has a much better mouthfeel. We did a blind taste test using these two different brands and everyone at our party preferred HCC. Please take the tour, Mike will teach you how to be a proper connoisseur!
09.2022Brendan
Loved the tour and tasting - very interesting to learn more about the production and see a cacao tree and pods up close. Tasting the raw bean, roasted nibs, cacao tea, and finished chocolate were a great way to experience the gamut of tastes of the cacao bean. The finished dark chocolates are varied and delicious. Mike is a wonderful tour guide and host.
06.2022Marie
Very concise but informative tour. We learned a lot about making chocolate bars from cocoa. We surprisingly love the goat milk chocolate although we dislike goat milk. We bought a dozen.
05.2022Sami
A fantastic experience! We took the chocolate tour, got to walk amongst the cocoa trees, tasted chocolate in its many stages, and learned the proper way to taste quality chocolate! And most importantly: the chocolate was perfect bliss. 👌🏻👌🏻It’s safe to say we will be buying our chocolate here from now on!
04.2022robert
Interesting and informative tour about the growing of cacao fruits, the different varieties, and how a quality product is made. There is a plan to expand chocolate production in Honokaa and could be an exciting addition to future tour expansion
12.2021Alejandro
The tour was a trip to the history of the place, the process of cacao grow and chocolate production, and its history and status in Hawaii. I learned so much in this tour, it was fantastic. Mike was very nice to listen and talk to. During the tasting, he also told us about the features to look for and what he was trying to achieve with each one of the chocolates. The chocolates are from their own beans and from imported beans. He also showed his chocolate "kitchen", and the multiple machines involved, plus his expansion plans. We appreciated the knowledge, ambition and approach to life of Mike. Plus he was very nice to digitally share afterwards the chocolate tasting documents she showed during the tour. It was a good experience overall.
12.2021Rock
Quite the tour and tasting. Maybe just a little more in depth than I might be looking for, but Mike is not lacking in passion for what he is trying to do. Don't miss the white pineapple. It was extraordinary. The chocolate is good too, including the ones he makes from beans sourced around the world.
12.2019Jason
Mike was a great host. I learned so much and this is a must stop if you love chocolate. Mike is really an open book and fill of knowledge. I can't wait to come back! Thanks for everything Mike!
12.2019