From Tree to Bar

Finest Hawaiian Chocolates. Locally made from our own Big Island grown Cacao. From our Ninole Orchard at the beautiful Hamakua Coast.

The taste of Aloha - an exotic and unique fruity flavour. Handcrafted with Love.

About Kokoleka

Our Chocolates are locally Big Island made with Aloha

From our trees into your dark chocolate bars. Welcome to our chocolate paradise! We process our fresh harvested Ninole grown cacao pods directly at our facilities at the farm. With approximately 2,000 trees spread across 6 acres, we utilize only locally sourced, organic ingredients to support our local farmers.

We invite you to explore our cacao orchard on the beautiful Hamakua Coast through a guided farm and chocolate tour, available by appointment. Additionally, we have job openings for those interested in pursuing a career as a cacao farmer or chocolate maker.

Come and visit our Cacao Orchard in Ninole at the beautiful Hamakua Coast. Farm & Chocolate tours by appointment only. Call Alex +1 808 217 7323

*****Ever thought about being a CACAO FARMER or CHOCOLATE MAKER? We got job openings. Please get in touch for more information!! Be a part of our Chocolate Family****

Farm tour & Chocolate Tasting

Taste the different exotic flavors from our variety of cocoa beans - naturally sun dried and mild roasted from our Ninole grown Cacao.

Experience the beauty of our exotic cacao orchard tour with Alex on our stunning 6-acre Nininole orchard. Delight in a tasting of fresh Hawaiian cacao products, and explore our partner farms, Puna Gold Estates in Leilani-Puna and Hilo Sharks in Papaiko, just north of Hilo. Join us for a unique adventure that celebrates the rich flavors of Hawaii!

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Workshop Chocolate Making

Learn how to create your own bars at home.

Bring your family and friends. Have fun with us and create your own unique signature pieces.

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Welcome to Kokoleka Puna

The story behind the beans

Aloha. We are Alex & Sonja, the owners and chocolate makers of Kokoleka Puna LLC.

Our Passion is to create delicious, healthy and vegan Hawaiian Chocolates only from Big Island grown local ingredients.

Welcome to our chocolate journey! With a solid background in the chocolate industry from Germany, Alex is excited to introduce a new chapter dedicated crafting 100% pure, handcrafted chocolate. We carefully choose only the best ingredients and use our own grown cacao to ensure outstanding quality. Get ready to savor the rich exotic flavors!

We started with our Bean-to-Bar Studio in Puna and have finally created our Tree-to-Bar business with our beautiful lush Nininole Cacao Orchard. Serving local Farmers Markets on this side of the island.

While Alex is taking care of the cacao trees with his farm team, harvesting and pod cracking, and processing the cacao beans for the chocolate making, Sonja is the creative part. Working constantly on new flavors, cacao products and designs, and running the Farmers Markets.

You can find us and try our cacao products at:

Volcano Market on Thursday

Kalapana, Uncle Roberts on Saturday

Makuu's Market on Sunday

and Hilo Farmers Market on Wed/Sat

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Alex - Master of the Beans

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Koko delivering chocolate

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Our Partner Farms

FARM TOURS
@ PUNA GOLD ESTATES with our Chocolate consultant Stephen Yundt.

Explore our supplier Farm for the best Cacaco beans on the planet!

Book now for a Big Island Farm Tour!!

See Coffee & Cacao growing! Enjoy a 1 Hour Personal Tour of the 3-acre farm by the owners, Stephen & Liz Yundt near the 2018 lava flow. Also with chocolate tasting and tropical picnic.

A MUST SEE

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FARM TOURS
@ HILO SHARK'S with TOM SHARKY

COFFEE, CACAO, VANILLA...
HOW DO THEY GROW?

VISIT A WORKING COFFEE, CACAO AND VANILLA PLANTATION AND

LEARN THE FASCINATING PROCESS OF SEED-TO-BAR CHOCOLATE MAKING

A born story-teller, Farmer Tom will take you on a walk through his orchard where you’ll discover how coffee grows and see vanilla vines growing right up the trunks of cacao trees.

Seethe fermented cacao drying in the sun until they're ready to be roasted and finally transformed into the chocolate we all know and love.

Next stop, Chocolate Kitchen, where you'll see how we process nibs into pure, dark Hawaiian chocolate. Finally, you'll take home yummy treats to remember your day by!

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