TRINI: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
NOW, THIS IS MY KIND OF
FESTIVAL.
THIS SATURDAY, THERE WILL BE A
CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS
CHOCOLATE.
IT'S THE SIXTH ANNUAL HAWAI'I
CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL.
HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT,
AMY HAMMOND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE EVENT.
AND ERIN KANNO UEHARA.
AMY, TELL US ABOUT THIS
FESTIVAL.
I ALL ALREADY LOVE IT.
IT'S A CELEBRATION OF ALL
THINGS CHOCOLATE.
SO IT'S REALLY A FUN THING FOR
FOLKS TO COME OUT TO.
Trini: SOME PEOPLE, BELIEVE
IT OR NOT, DON'T KNOW WE CAN
GROW CACAO.
HAWAI'I IS THE ONLY STATE
GROIN CACAO.
GROWING CACAO.
Trini: TELL US WHAT THEY CAN
EXPECT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
EVERYTHING FROM TEA TO CHOCOLATE
BREWED -- WE HAVE BACON.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING.
HOKULANI BAKESHOP WILL BE THERE.
AND WE'LL HAVE CHOCO LE'A.
Trini: YOU SAID CHOCOLATE
AND BACON IN THE SAME SENTENCE.
I'M A HAPPY CATCHER.
ER -- CATCHER. CAMPER,
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT FOR
HAWAI'I?
WE CAN PROMOTE AND IT'S NOT
JUST A BEACH.
IT'S SOMETHING WHERE THEY CAN
LEARN ABOUT THINGS, TASTE THING
TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESS BUSINESSES.
Trini: ERIN, YOU HAVE YOUR
OWN CHOCOLATE COMPANY.
WE'RE IN MANOA.
WE HANDCRAFT TRUFFLES AND TREAT.
WE'RE A FAMILIAR BUSINESS AND WE
LOVE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING,
BRINGING PEACE TO OUR WORLD, ONE
CHOCOLATE AT A TIME.
Trini: WHERE IN MA KNOW?
2909 2909 LAURI AVENUE.
Trini: I KNOW WHERE THAT IS.
TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF
YOU BROUGHT HERE?
IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SHOWCASING?
IT IS.
WE'RE GOING TO DEBUT OUR MAC NUT
BRITTLE, WHICH IS BRAND NEW.
IT'S A SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE BAR
THAT HAS A DRIZZLE OF WHITE
CHOCOLATE AND WE'LL HAVE OUR
POPULAR ITEMS.
Trini: WHICH WHERE?
WE HAVE A MACADAMIA NUT
CLUSTER COVERED IN WHITE, DARK,
CHOCOLATE, MATCHA.
Trini: TELL US ABOUT THE
HAWAI'I CHOCOLATE AND CACAO
SOCIAL.
ASSOCIATION.
YOU'RE PART OF THAT.
WE FOUNDED IT IN 2012.
IT'S SOMETHING TO BRING ALL THE
MANUFACTURERS GROWERS AND
RETAILERS TOGETHER AS A FOCAL
POINT.
MAKE SURE WE KEEP A HIGH LEVEL
OF QUALITY BECAUSE WE HAVE
UNIQUE COFFEE HERE.
Trini: HOW MANY FARMS ARE
THERE?
STATEWIDE, THERE ARE FARMS
THAT ARE GROWING CACAO.
NEXT FEW YEARS, I THINK YOU'LL
SEE MORE AND MORE EMERGING.
THERE ACTIVITIES GOING ON, AND
THAT'S LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL
HAVE AT THE FESTIVAL.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE AT THE
FESTIVAL GROWING.
THIS IS REAL CACAO.
THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE
INSIDE OPENED UP.
THESE ARE ROASTED BEANS.
YOU CAN TASTE THE BEANS AT THE
FESTIVAL.
IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES.
Trini: EDUCATE THEMSELVES.
WE'RE THE ONLY STATE IN THE
UNITED STATES THAT CAN GROW
CHOCOLATE.
IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
AND IT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
Trini: YES, ESPECIALLY DARK
CHOCOLATE.
ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO KNOW?
I KNOW IT'S ON SATURDAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 15TH FROM NOON TO 5:00.
IT'S AT THE WARD VILLAGE
COURTYARD FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE
IBM PEOPLE.
IT'S $20.
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AT THE DOOR.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE, HAWAI'I
CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL.COM.
Trini: AND WE'LL HAVE THAT
INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT TIME LEFT
SO I'LL TRY SOME.
THIS IS YOUR NEW --
OUR NEW BRITTLE.
Trini: I ALSO SEE SOME
CHOCOLATE DIPPED MANGO, WHICH I
REALLY LOVE.
WHY DON'T YOU PASS ME ONE OF
THOSE AS WELL.
AND OF COURSE YOU WORE WHITE
TODAY.
Trini: THIS IS GOOD.
THANK YOU.
Trini: EXCELLENT.
SO DELICIOUS.
AGAIN, SATURDAY FROM NOON TO
5:00 P.M. AT WARD VILLAGE
COURTYARD.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SETTING.
IT'S A NEW LOCATION FOR US
BUT WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A
GOOD HOME.
IT'S A LOVELY LOCATION AND VERY
CENTRAL.