MAUNA KEA CACAO

Our primary goal is simple . . . to produce world-class cacao for dark chocolate crafters and aficionados. In 2021 and 2019, our farm was one of only five Hawaii cacao farms selected to compete for the International Cocoa of Excellence award in Paris, France... We (John and Susan) purchased 20 acres on Hawaii's Hamakua Coast in 2011 and began planting cacao seedlings twice each year during vacations from our engineering and environmental jobs. In 2015, we moved from Denver, Colorado to Pepeekeo, Hawaii. Since then, we have been planting trees, harvesting pods, and fermenting and drying beans. In 2018 our hard work paid off and we earned the "Best Cacao" award at the Big Island Chocolate Festival. Chocolate made from our cacao is also winning awards... Mauna Kea Cacao, LLC produces award-winning cacao seeds (beans) and sells them to bean-to-bar chocolate makers and chocolatiers. Mauna Kea Cacao's cacao beans are grown on the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii..

Also known as: Mauna Kea Cacao, LLC