HILO (Island News)-- On the Big Island, Chocolate farmers have been welcoming communities to the Hilo Cacao and Chocolate Expo. Sunday is reserved for those enrolling in a workshop about chocolate ...

Other Hilo-exclusive treats include milk chocolate-dipped ika ($11.50) and smoothies ($5.01), available in mango, banana, cappuccino and strawberry flavors. Big Island Candies 585 Hinano St., Hilo ...

The pod’s dense and waxy exterior gives way to seeds coated in white pulp – sweet, bitter and nutty to the taste. They are destined for greatness in the form of chocolate bars, dried beans and tea at ...

Hilo sits between the sea, ... The Puna Chocolate Company shop sells Hawaii-grown chocolate to take home; the bar serves chocolate-laced beverages, with and without alcohol.

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Beth An Nishijima of Nori’s Saimin & Snacks in Hilo knows this by the amount of her Chocolate Mochi Cake ordered for funerals. "The one thing they make sure they order is the mochi," Nishijima says.