Big Island Chocolate Festival

May 16, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

It was a triple win for the Fairmont Orchid resort at the recent Big Island Chocolate Festival, taking Best Savory in both the judge’s and people’s choice divisions and Best Decora...

April 1, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The celebration of chocolate on the Big Island will be a 3-day event and will be held from April 10-12.

April 16, 2024 | 4 MIN READ

Make plans to attend the 11th annual Big Island Chocolate Festival held from April 25 to 27 at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort &Spa.

January 5, 2024 | 1 MIN READ

The annual Big Island Chocolate Festival invites nonprofit organizations to apply as a beneficiary of the 2024 event held on April 26-27 at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort &Spa. The fes...

May 4, 2023 | 2 MIN READ

WAIKOLOA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—

April 25, 2023 | 5 MIN READ

Leading up to the Big Island Chocolate Festival Gala on Saturday at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort and Spa are three days of chocolate events.

April 22, 2022 | 1 MIN READ

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Big Island Chocolate Festival is presenting a reimagined edition.

April 27, 2019 | 2 MIN READ

KOHALA COAST — Thomas Elarco and Lily Frazier have spent the past few months at Hawaii Community College — Palamanui creating a decadent slate of food that’s perfect for a chocolate festiva...

February 18, 2019 | 3 MIN READ

KAILUA-KONA — From the sweet tooth to the green thumb, the annual Big Island Chocolate Festival always offers something for everybody with a weekend of celebrating the growing local chocolate...

April 30, 2018 | 2 MIN READ

KOHALA COAST — Scores of chocolate lovers descended upon the Hapuna Beach Resort on Saturday to get their fill of sweet and savory creations.

April 24, 2018 | 3 MIN READ

T-Day is here. Whether you are getting a tax refund or painfully writing a check, you deserve to celebrate (or commiserate) by escaping for a day, preferably to a world of pure enjoyment. The...

April 16, 2018 | 2 MIN READ

WAIMEA — Although Waimea Country School (WCS) students will not be cooking or tasting chocolatey concoctions at the Big Island Chocolate Festival (BICF) April 27 and 28 at Hapuna Beach R...

June 20, 2017 | 1 MIN READ

Proceeds totaling $17,500 from the 2017 Big Island Chocolate Festival were awarded to four local organizations at the event’s recent volunteer appreciation celebration.

May 2, 2017 | 1 MIN READ

Culinary entries from Maui and the Big Isle were tapped winners at Saturday’s Big Island Chocolate Festival gala. A sold-out crowd of 600 attendees sprawled inside and out of the Hapuna Beach Pr...

April 30, 2017 | 1 MIN READ

SOUTH KOHALA COAST — Born on a tomato and vegetable farm in the heart of Silicon Valley, Marty Mazzanti’s been in agriculture his entire life.

April 29, 2017 | 1 MIN READ

SOUTH KOHALA COAST — From bean to bar, chocolate was on everyone’s mind Friday for the Big Island Chocolate Festival at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel.

April 21, 2017 | 1 MIN READ

KOHALA COAST — Similar to students seen on Food Network’s “Chopped Teen Tournament,” 33 high schoolers from Keaau, Pahoa, Waiakea, Hilo, Kealakehe and Konawaena will whip up ch...

April 18, 2017 | 1 MIN READ

It was impossible for me to write this column without a constant supply of dark chocolate melting in my mouth. One of my favorite events is back for its sixth year of sweet and savory indulgences: The...

May 16, 2016 | 1 MIN READ

SOUTH KOHALA- It was a chocolate lover’s dream come true. A sold out crowd of 600 converged on the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel for the culmination gala of the 2016 Big Island Chocolate Festival Sa...

May 13, 2016 | 1 MIN READ

Indulge in both savory and sweet temptations prepared by top chefs and chocolatiers while watching award-winning Chef Donald Wressell of Guittard Chocolate Company sculpt one of the largest volcanoes...