Cacao Farm to Chocolate Factory Tour

At Nine Fine Mynahs Cacao Farm in Waialua, Dr. Nat Bletter will show us how the beautiful cacao tree produces its pods right off the trunk, learn how to tell when they’re ripe, taste the fresh sweet cacao pulp, help harvest cacao, and see how it’s fermented and dried. We then move into the production side at the chocolate factory, where we'll see cacao roasted, cracked, & winnowed, see how chocolate is ground and tempered into bars.  And we'll finish off by dipping a delicious local fruit into the rich dark chocolate to eat on the spot.

The tour is limited to 20 participants.  If it sells out, there's a possibility of scheduling another tour on Sunday, February 23rd.  Please email or text April Sasaki to be placed on a waitlist. 

SAA Code of Conduct: Event and Program Participants

By registering for this activity, you agree to comport yourself in a respectful and appropriate manner. In keeping with the university’s code of conduct, SAA reserves the right to dismiss any person from this event or program whose behavior does not uphold the values of respect, integrity, honesty and fairness.

A map to Nine Fine Mynahs Farm will be provided to each registrant.  Please note that an estimated drive time, on Sunday, from Makiki to Waialua, is about 45 minutes.