In addition to providing valuable education for local cacao farmers, the Big Island Chocolate Festival is a fundraiser for local…
We have had to pivot in more ways than one! This years Big Island Chocolate Festival had to be ReImagined…
So much has changed since Covid derailed the 2020 event plans! We have decided to extend our beneficiaries into 2022…
The Kona Cacao Association is currently seeking to hire an event manager to encompass both event coordination and promotion for the upcoming…
We invite you to submit your cacao bean into our Big Island Chocolate Festival 2022 best fermented bean competition. To…
Aloha Hawaii cacao farmers, hobbyists, chocolate manufacturers, chocolatiers, supporters and colleagues, Below is a link to the 2019 Cacao Survey, covering the cacao harvest from January…
Proceeds totaling $27,000 from the 2018 Big Island Chocolate Festival (BICF) were awarded to five educational organizations at the event’s…
Farsheed Bonakdar, KCA President and Owner of Cocoa Outlet & The Chocolate Guy, was one of the eight finalist of…
Our Four 2017 BeneficiariesDisplaying their beneficiary checks with Kona Cacao Association President Farsheed Bonakdar (center) are from left: Ashley Pendergast…
From Left: Big Island Chocolate Festival founder Farsheed Bonakdar presented the professional culinary winners with their plaques: Michelle Yamaguchi of…