LONOHANA Estate Chocolate grows cacao on the North Shore and produces 100% Hawaii-grown chocolate in Honolulu

Background

In 2009 two childhood friends and their families with a big dream embarked on a journey to establish one of the world’s few vertically integrated chocolate companies right here in Hawaii.

Rarely is chocolate made by the same people, or even in the same country, where the cacao is grown. But Hawaii is one of the few places you can do both and we were determined to break the rules of show everyone that we were a totally different type of chocolate company.

On the Tour

Join us for a behind the scenes, interactive and highly educational walking tour in our renovated 1930ʻs art deco movie theater, now a full-blown chocolate factory. The building is a fitting home for our vintage chocolate making machines (some 100+ years old) working alongside state of the art equipment.

Led by a member of our production team, we take you through every step of the chocolate making process from seed to bar.

Learn how we rehabilitated 20 acres of abandoned sugar cane land into a thriving forest using regenerative agriculture. See how cacao is harvested, then fermented and dried in small, perfectly ripe batches for optimal quality.

You will see how we roast, winnow, grind, mill, conche and temper, with a tasting at every stage.

Each tour finishes with a curated in-depth tasting of our award winning chocolate bars in our 1930s-era lounge. Tour fee includes discounts on all purchases and FedEx shipping (if you’d like us to ship some/all purchases directly to your home).

When, where & who

• Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; see calendar for exact times (Subject to change)
• Duration: approximately 90 minutes
• Located in Kakaʻako (Honolulu)
• 12 people maximum per tour
• Not recommended for children under 8 years old

Small Print

Guests will be provided with and are required to wear hair, face, and shoe coverings while in the production area. Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled start time. Street parking only.

To ensure safety and quality, our tours are limited in size and, in accordance with FDA regulations, while we cannot allow service animals inside our production area, we can accommodate in the tasting salon.

Want to book a group tour (up to 12 people) and current times don't work for you? Let us know and we will see if we can make a special accommodation for you.

Tasting Bar & Retail

No time for a full tour or the timing doesn't work for your schedule?

Our Tasting Bar & Retail location is only 3 blocks away in SALT@Kakaʻako. We are open 7 days a week and offer complimentary tasting flights of current releases. The Store is located at: 324 Coral Street and open: Sun-Wed 11-5 & Thurs-Sat 11-6:30