Hawaii Chocolate & Cacao Association Conference 2022

Hawaii Chocolate & Cacao Association Conference 2022

Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 8:00 AM – Sun, Nov 13, 2022, 2:00 PM HST

Hilo Discovery Center + Other Locations 76 Kamehameha Avenue Hilo, HI 96720

About this event

www.hawaiichocolate.org

www.hccaconference2022.com

November 11 ~ Special Workshop Cacao Growing 101 @ Kai Ikena Orchards in Pepeekeo

• 11:30 AM ~ Check in

• 12 PM - 1:30 PM ~ Intro, Farm Planning, Cultivar Selection, Planting

• 1:35 PM - 2:50 PM ~ Establishment, Fertilization, Pruning (Seed Grown vs Seed Graft)

• 2:55 PM - 4:20 PM ~ Harvesting, Fermenting, Drying, Storage and Again

November 11 ~ SPECIAL EVENT FOR FULL HCCA MEMBERS ONLY

• 5 PM - 7 PM ~ Cocktails @ Hamakua Chocolate Farm

November 12 ~ Kai Ikena Orchards in Pepeekeo

• 8:15 AM ~ Check In/Breakfast Pastries/Coffee

• 8:50 AM ~ Conference Welcome - Will Lydgate, Susan Bassett, Dan Corson

• 9 AM ~ Doing It In The Wet - Giff Laube, Farming Cacao in Nicaragua

• 10 AM ~ AgroToursism - Kalisi Mausio, Angela Fa’anunu, Will Lydgate

• 11 AM ~ Farm Tour @ Kai Ikena Orchards, Pepeekeo

• 12 PM ~ Catered lunch @ Kai Ikena Orchards

• 12:30 PM ~ HCCA Goals, Strategy, Voting, Dave Elliott, Survey

• 1 PM ~ Drive to Mauna Kea Cacao @ Pepeekeo

• 1:30 PM ~ Split into Bench Grafting and Field Grafting Demo 50%/Mauna Kea Cacao Farm Tour 50%

• 3:30 PM ~ Finish Mauna Kea Cacao & travel to Deep Dirt Farm

• 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM ~ Deep Dirt Farm new ferment box design flipping demo

• 5 PM ~ Arrive at Hilo Discovery - Cocktails/Pupus/Networking

• 6 PM ~ Dinner with Presentation by Charley Wheelock & Woodblock Chocolate

• 7:20 PM ~ Member and Guest Chocolate Tasting

11/13 ~ Kulaimano Community Center in Pepeekeo

• 8 AM ~ Check In/Breakfast Pastries/Coffee/Member Voting

• 8:30 AM ~ Growing Cacao Kona Side Report

• 9 AM ~ The Baddies: Longhorn Beetle Report, Mosaic Virus Report, Blackpod Report

• 10 AM ~ Fermentation techniques affecting flavor evaluations with Dan O’Doherty

• 11 AM ~ Growing Craft Chocolate- scaling up thoughts and tips with Mike Pollard & Dylan Butterbaugh

• 12 PM ~ Pick up lunch as leaving and drive to Honoli'i Farm @ Hilo

• 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM ~ Tour of Honoli'i Cacao Variety Trial and feedback on new cultivars with Colin Hart & Dan O"Doherty

• 1:45 PM ~ Closing Remarks

• 2 PM ~ Departure

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