This was a great tour for our family of 4. The owner was educational, friendly and passionate about the chocolate making process. We got to walk the grounds of the farm, taste chocolates there and finished up the tour in town at his shop, learning more about the process and tasting chocolates there as well.i highly recommend this tour.

The tour was great; very informative. Mike is knowledgeable, and tells a good story about his farm. The chocolate itself is excellent, and the trip down the hill to the manufacturing area/store was also valuable. We're eating our bourbon bar way too quickly!

We booked this tour well in advance of our trip and combined it with an earlier tour into the Waipi'o Valley. Everything went like clockwork. We gained a real appreciation for the production of chocolate worldwide as well as the history of growing cacao in Hawaii. We all appreciated the passion and commitment of the owner and chocolatier. We started on the small farm, tasted the different chocolates, and finished up at the chocolate facility and store. Everyone was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant.

Takes the chocolate seriously but in a relaxed setting. Informative, especially appreciated learning about cacao growing. Generous tasting. There's just a tiny bit of walking on the farm, but I'd contact them if you have any mobility concerns. Would absolutely recommend - we've taken an intro class on chocolate making, and still found this to be very informative (and delicious - we bought 7 bars to take home!).

The tour is very informative. Mike, the owner and guide, is very knowledgeable, friendly and happy to answer all questions. The first part is at the Farm where you walk through the orchard to see the cacao trees and learned about how the trees grow, harvesting the pods, and drying of the beans. After the field visit, we headed to the tasting area and learned how to taste chocolate like a connoisseur. We learned how to smell it, chew it to bring out the flavor, and determine its smoothness. We also learned about the entire chocolate making process. The first 5 tastings included a pure Hawaiian 85% cacao bar, a pure Hawaiian 70% cacao bar, a barrel aged bourbon bar, a coconut milk chocolate bar and a goat milk chocolate bar. Then you drive into town to the store where you see all of the processing equipment and also get to sample an additional 4 other chocolates.

I took the special owner's tour this past week, led by Mike. It started at the farm, where live trees were shown and explained, followed by a chocolate-tasting seminar accompanied by cacao tea. We then drove into town to the factory/store, where the details of processing and distribution were covered. Extremely informative, Mike was very interested in completely answering all questions. Highly recommended!

The farm tour and tasting were very enjoyable and informative. Mike met us in the parking lot, and first walked us around some of the cacao trees. Then, we settled on a shaded verandah to taste five chocolates, ranging from 70% chocolate to milk chocolate (55% chocolate). In between tastings, Mike described the process of harvesting the cacao beans and processing them into chocolate bars.

My husband and I wanted one more thing to do when visiting the BI and so happy we picked this! We had a good time learning about cacao and chocolate and to cap it off, we got to taste some amazing organic chocolate. YUM! Mike is passionate and self-taught which is a great combination. Thanks so much for hosting us, teaching us and sharing your fabulous chocolate. We will be ordering more!