Super friendly welcome,! Intriguing offerings which include Cacao Jelly! No, it doesnʻt taste like chocolate. Damn. :) We arrived about 30 mins before the official opening but we were treated with such friendliness, our initial fear of ʻbotheringʻ the business was quite swept away! Small shop with a view window into the heart of the operations where chocolate is carefully crafted. Ten minutes outside of Hana, itʻs a sweet pitstop. Iʻd come again. read more

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Wonderful unexpected stop on way to Hana! Delicious chocolate and other products. Highly recommend stopping by read more

Hana Gold - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Hana, Hawaii

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A truly authentic, family owned and run business They grow the chocolate right there on their family farm. The cutest chocolate trees are harvested to make the absolutely best chocolate I've ever tasted in my life! They make it right there before your eyes, behind a glass window in their farm shop. It's so authentic and a true Hāna Treasure Make it your next stop right after beautiful Hāna Farms. It's a couple driveways past Hāna Farms. Love them both!!! Great stop!!! read more

Hana Gold - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Hana, Hawaii

One of the friendliest family owned business on the island. Having talked to the owners, they were incredibly passionate and proud of their process and products. The trees surrounding the driveway were all cacao trees and we were fortunate enough to catch them during a harvest. All of the cacao pods in the truck went towards only 1 ounce of chocolate! They used all of the parts of the cacao plant in their products: the pulp went towards their honey like spread, shells towards their tea, and butter towards their balms and candles. They made their various chocolates in batches so they don't always have all of their possible flavors. Their best seller was the dark chocolate with sea salt but the mandarin orange and coconut ones were also popular. Personally the chocolate needed more flavor from the secondary ingredient as the darkness of the chocolate overwhelmed any taste of the sea salt. My favorite purchase was the chocolate scented candle as it smelled accurate and indulgent. There were various factoids and history tidbits throughout the porch stand if you wanted additional background on their process. We watched the son make chocolate and the procedure appeared tedious. Definitely a fun destination to learn about chocolate making and I would bring back one of their lesser common products as a memento. Just not the biggest fan of their chocolate but the candle will be cherished. read more

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Chocolate bars are delicious! You can taste the real flavor of chocolate. The owner was also super informative and friendly. Highly recommend to stop by for a treat! read more

Fantastic tropical family owned and run business on the road to Hana who produce scrumptious blossom to bar chocolate, along with hand creams, kombucha, cocoa fruit ice lollies, stickers, t shirts, air freshners, lip balm etc, all made with cacoa products. Mum and son were wrapping their chocolate bars when we rolled up the drive, dodging the mongoose, and gave us a friendly welcome and warm customer service. We bought quite a few chocolate bars, a cute turtle chocolate collection box and hand cream and love all of it! read more

Very friendly people The chocolate was amazing and delicious !! I would recommend you stop by if you in Maui read more

I have been wanting to tour this farm for years. As a small time cacao grower and chocolate maker, I was interested in seeing how a real cacao farm works so before our trip to Hana I contacted them for information. Or I should say "attempted" to contact them. Both phone numbers were disconnected. Emails were not answered, nor was the contact page on their website answered. They were open when we arrived so we stopped to see if we could get a tour. The one person at the store was very stand offish, said there were no tours and offered no information at all and was very secretive answering my questions. I asked if I could see their fermenting cacao and was told no, because it was a trade secret and that fermenting is their "secret sauce" that they didn't want anyone else to know how they do it. This is B.S. there is no trade secret to processing cacao. In my quest to learn how to make chocolate from my own cacao trees I have found the local cacao growers and chocolate makers to be nothing but extremely generous sharing their knowledge with others. It is a small close knit community of like minded people. This experience left a bad taste in my mouth, no pun intended. read more

I don't normally write long reviews but this place deserves all of my time in doing so and I hope me sharing this with others will give them such a nice experience like we had. We visited Maui for the first time here in early June of 2024. We were told we HAD to do the "Road to Hana" drive. It was soooooo worth the 3 hour drive of windy BEAUTIFUL roads each way. While on the drive we discovered a sign that read Hana Gold Chocolate factory or something like that. We decided to pull off and drive down the short dirt road to see what was there. I cannot say enough how much we LOVED stopping by here! As we walked up to a cute little chocolate store and where the chocolates are created, the owner met us as we walked up the steps and welcomed us. He was SUCH a nice guy who absolutely takes pride in his chocolates and he told us all about how they grow the Cacao right there on their plantation and went into really cool detail about how they grow the Cacao, roast it and make it into the chocolate bars they have. It is a really cool and detailed process that obviously takes a lot of work but a LOT of love as you will hear from him when he talks about the plantation with such passion in his voice. I HIGHLY recommend making a quick stop here and supporting this local-owned chocolate maker. There were quite a few options in regards to flavors. Different percentages of Dark Chocolate, Sweeter Milk Chocolate bars as well. Different flavors such as Dark w/ Macadamia, or coffee and others. The price is a little higher than average ONLY because of the time and work it takes from plant to package to create these higher quality natural chocolates. The one I really liked was the one with ginger. You need to like ginger though. If you are going to make the long drive into Hana with it's absolutely gorgeous jungles, waterfalls etc... I highly suggest stopping here. If you are on a tour? Make sure and ask your driver to make a quick stop. You won't regret it! read more

Must stop! Right off the main road. They offer free parking and an interactive experience. From the shop you can see and smell the chocolate being made. They have photos of the process. The staff is friendly and willing to discuss their family operations. For sale they have a variety of chocolate bars and merchandise. About 10' from the store you can see cacao growing on the trees. Cool experience! read more

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Had a great experience here talking to them about their process being "branch to bar" and some of the other local businesses they partner with for coffee, etc. Long way to go to get chocolate, but if you're going to Hana anyways, their chocolate is some of the best ever. The coffee and ginger were awesome. read more

The chocolate was extremely good. The lady who makes it was kind and explained how it's made. We couldn't make up our mind on some stuff and she let us try some and was very generous. It's expensive when compared to normal store chocolate, but this stuff was worth buying and trying. read more

Hana Gold - Packaging - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Hana, Hawaii

An excellent stop on the way to Hana! Fantastic chocolate and chocolate like products with very friendly staff! I recommend the honeycomb bar as it is only offered at that location and tastes delicious! read more

This was such a wholesome stop on our Road to Hana trip. The family grows their own cacao and makes chocolate bars, body scrubs, lotions, and candles. They are even willing to show their process of making chocolate bars. I tried the 51% milk chocolate bar and it tasted rich! read more

Hana Gold - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Hana, Hawaii

If you love chocolate this is your just stop spot on the road to Hana... why? They make it in sight, have a super cool dog named Capone and will show you the chocolate pod that one day will make many delicious things not just the most delicious chocolate bar you'll have why? It's 70% pure natural grown cacao!!! So if I could I would have bought the entire lot to take home mainline side but since I couldn't I bought her package, 2 bags and 1 miel which is honey like substance also made from the cacao pods... she teaches you about the pods, and when she opens the door to where it's being made... you will smell it and get intoxicated! Must stop here and support them... you won't be disappointed read more

Very cute little shop where you can watch them make chocolate bars, see the cocoa pods growing on the trees, and even maybe talk to one of the owners! They had a good number of vegan options, and the owner was quite knowledgeable about veganism. I would definitely recommend this to all vegan chocolate lovers! read more

This was such a wonderful stop on our road to Hana tour. A real chocolate plantation in the middle of the rainforest. The owner was clearly very passionate about her farm and the process of harvesting the fruit and turning it into delectable chocolate. I need to repeat, the chocolate is outstanding. We bought two bars and cocoa nibs and they were fresh and packaged that day itself. We also saw the cocoa fruit and lillikoi fruit blooming on the trees. A must visit stop for chocolate lovers. Hawaii might be the only place in the US with the right climate and soil conditions for the cacao tree to thrive. They don't even need to use any artificial fertilizers as the volcanic soil is already so rich with nutrients. read more

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Expertise is chocolate descriptors and delectable chocolate bars and "popsicles." The owner has been at this family-owned plantation for 50 years. She is very knowledgeable and good with kids. read more

I am a chocolate lover and I am so appreciative of the work they put here. I won't see chocolate the same ever again. Fresh, organic local ingredients. Family owned and friendly staff. Give them a visit if you are in Maui. read more

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It was interesting to see how chocolate is made and the guy was really friendly. The price was a bit steep and the chocolate taste was a little less exciting than expected. read more

Hana Gold - a variety of chocolate bars - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Hana, Hawaii

We seen a little sign for chocolate when driving the road to Hana and decided to check it out. What a great decision it was! We were met by a lovely lady oozing with cacao knowledge and mmmm fresh made that day samples! We got to taste not only chocolate but a jelly made from the fruit of the plant which was beyond incredible and tasted almost like honey. The experience of eating chocolate made right there from plants grown on the property was neat in itself and I'd say a stop that everyone traveling the road to Hana must make! read more

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We took a tour of Maui Gold while staying at Travaasa for our "staycation". I hesitated on doing a "cacao tour", but I am so glad we did!!! We met one of the owners, Francine Frost, who gave us a tour of her property. It was so interesting!!! She explained the process of making their boutique chocolate from cacao pod to chocolate bar. They do it all, including the packaging. At the end, we got to try their various products! Without a doubt, it was better than any chocolate I've tasted...from Ghirardelli to Godiva, the taste was amazing!!! Nothing like I've ever had, and I'm a foodie!!! If you like the taste of coffee beans (like chocolate covered beans), they sell "nibs" (crushed roasted cacao beans) that were delicious and savory. Samples included sea salt, ginger, 70% cacao, and choc with macadamia nut were some of the samples. I HIGHLY suggest visiting the Frost's company if our in Hana. If not, you can buy their products on-line and in various locations on Maui, such as Tamura's and Mana Foods, to name a food. read more

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We lucked out stumbling upon this award-winning family chocolate plantation that was not pinpointed on the Shaka Guide we were using nor any of the 100's of videos of the Road to Hana I watched in preparation for this trip. The owner had so much patience and kindness for our ball of quirky energy spectrum kid. teaching us the process of how the chocolate becomes what we know it to be and enduring questions and theories while making the experience magical for all of us. Don't miss the chance for a treat or 3! Hana Gold is a golden experience. read more

I enjoyed this, wasn't my favorite stop along the drive but worth seeing if you're interested in how chocolate is made, from plant to chocolate bar. It's family owned and they try to do things right, using other local businesses and organic products, etc. Any person interested in seeing how a local business operates or how chocolate is produced would like this tour. Its a little longer than a hour and you should call to schedule ahead of time. read more

Excellent chocolate and very cool Hawaii vibe going back into the jungle for a chocolate making (branch to bar) experience. read more

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Working chocolate farm, provides personal tours of the farm and the process for making chocolate from the home grown cocao tree. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Also sell their homegrown products. Highly recommended read more

Wonderful family business. The Frost family is so welcoming especially Francine who did the tour for us. It is a rather small affair with Francine, her husband, son and daughter in law running the show. Their chocolate is made from branch to bar--meaning they grow their own cacao trees, harvest the beans, and process it into chocolate. The tour was very informative and interesting explaining the entire process and also includes samples! Tour is $40 a person but to support a small very friendly family run business I think it is worth it. At this times tours are M, W, Sat and you can call ahead to reserve a spot. read more

A must if you're looking for something authentic in Hana. Family owned and run from branch to bar. The tour is super interesting about each step of the chocolate making process. You are able to touch and taste in almost every step and it is very apparent that this family is passionate about their business. Appropriate for any age! read more