The state’s premier showcase of Hawai`i-grown chocolate products. Hawai`i’s sweetest celebration takes place on Saturday, October 15, 2016 in the Ward Village Courtyard. Event hours are Saturday from noon – 5 p.m. Regular admission is $20 in advance online or $25 at the door. Includes a choice of 10 tasting samples from some of the state’s top chocolatiers Ticket price for admission provides entrance into the Hawaii Chocolate Festival to browse, learn and shop for all things as well as a tasting passport with special chocolate sampling from some of the state’s top chocolatiers.

With more than two-dozen exhibitors, the Hawai‘i Chocolate Festival is the ultimate experience for chocolate connoisseurs who can sip and savor from an array of chocolate delights. There are also educational and informational displays about locally grown cacao and how it is transformed into chocolate; a chocolate-inspired spa; Cacao plants in the Chocolate Garden and more. It all adds up to one sweet way to spend the day!

Hawai’i is the only state in the U.S. currently growing cacao, and the mission of the Hawai`i Chocolate Festival is to stimulate global interest in Hawai’i’s chocolate industry. The festival partners with farmers, local business, educators and government to showcase and highlight chocolate products made exclusively from Hawaiian-grown cacao beans as well as other chocolates of Hawai`i. The event is in conjunction with the State Department of Agriculture.

For more information, visit the festival website at http://www.HawaiiChocolateFestival.com or call 808-234-0404.