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Cacao has been in Hawaii for at least 190 years, but it's only been in the last few decades that people are getting interested in making chocolate locally. Agrotourism may hold the answer for future growth.
mthayer@maui.net Volunteers separate seeds and pulp from halved cacao pods during Fridayâs harvest at Maui Kuâia Estate Chocolateâs Lahaina farm. The workers are sitting next to next to piles of just-harvested pods, as well as a growing stack of empties. â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo There is an old witticism in agriculture that starts with a question and ends with a pithy observation on how difficult it is to turn a profit. How do you become a millionaire farmer? Start with $10 million and keep farming. Maui Ku’ia Estate Chocolate founder and CEO Gunars Valkirs...