Aron Weber, Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii executive pastry chef, carefully arranges a decorative chocolate sculpture, with the assistance of Jeana McCrea. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today) Aron Weber, Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii executive pastry chef, carefully arranges a decorative chocolate sculpture,
Aron Weber, Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii executive pastry chef, carefully arranges a decorative chocolate sculpture, with the assistance of Jeana McCrea. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
Pastry chef Eddie Enojardo, left, and Dayne Tanabe from Hilton Waikoloa Village set out their chocolate creation, an orange ginger chocolate macadamia nut crunch torte. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
The Big Island Chocolate Festival featured a tasting of a variety of chocolates, from sweet to savory, a live and silent auction, music, and even chocolate body painting. Kiana Sasaki gets a chocolate rose painted by Greg Learned. (Anna Pacheco/Special to West Hawaii Today)
