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Hawaii Cacao Growers Chapter of the Hawaii Tropical Fruit GrowersCacao Chapter Goals
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History of Hawaii CacaoThe growing of cacao trees started in the 1850's and has had ups and downs as other commodity crops got the attention of growers. There have been many interesting initiatives. With the renewed interest by growers, Hawaii cacao has a chance to survive and to thrive.
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Dole Cacao Orchard Tour
Explore the experimental orchard planted by Dole Food Company of Hawaii in 1998 |
Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory
Bob & Pam Coopers orchard and factory produce the only 100% Hawaiian chocolate. |
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Symposium on Hawaii CacaoClick here for an overview of the Hawaii Cacao 2005 held in June, 2005. The following panelists brought their expertise to the event: Gary Guittard and Ed Seguine, Guittard Chocolate Company; Gini Choobua, Cacao Growers Chapter President of the Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers; H.C. "Skip" Bittenbender, Ph.D., Extension Specialist for Coffee, Kava and Cacao, Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, CTAHR/University of Hawaii; Dr. Raymond J. Schnell, Ph.D., Research Geneticist, The Cacao Project, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station's (SHRS), Miami, FL; Michael J. Conway, Manager of Tropical Crops, Dole Food Company of Hawaii; Fran Bigelow, Fran's Chocolates Seattle; Michael Recchiuti, Recchiuti Confections San Francisco; Cathy Smoot Barrett, Kailua Candy Company Kailua-Kona, Clay Gordon, Chocophile.com and Corrine W.L. Ching, State of Hawaii House of Representatives. |
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