2020 Events
March 2020
2020 HCCA Conference
All day
March 2020
2020 HCCA Conference
2020 HCCA Conference: March 27th, 28th & 29th
Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii
2020 HCCA CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH:
Starting @ KAI IKENA FARMS Barn, Pepeekeo
8:30 - Check-in, Welcome (Maria Carl, 21 Degrees Estate)
Light breakfast provided (scones, fruit, coffee, etc.)
9:00 - PRESENTATION #1: Ag Tourism:
- Angela Fa'anunu (UH Assistant professor of Tourism).
- Kalisi Mausio (Hawaii Farm Trails ap developer and farmer).
- Will Lydgate (Lydgate Farms, Kauai).
10:00 - PRESENTATION #2: “Doing it in the Wet":
Tips for growing & process cacao in a climate similar to Hilo.
- Chuck Kerchner (Zorzal Cacao, Dominican Republic)
11:00 - Farm Tour #1 - Kai Ikena Farms, Pepeekeo
11:40 - Farm Tour #2 - Mauna Kea Cacao, Pepeekeo
12:30 - Travel to Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in Old Town Hilo.
1:00 - Catered Lunch (Discovery Center Thai).
DURING LUNCH:(HCCA Goals, Strategy and Voting; Dave Elliott (ORCD), Cacao Growers’ Survey Introduction; CTAHR New Cacao Variety Trial Presentation.
2:30 - PRESENTATION #3: Achieving Consistent Cacao Quality and Flavor Profiles: Tasting international cacao successes and failures
- Greg D’Alesandre (Dandelion Chocolate, San Francisco).
Break (10 minutes)
3:45 - 4:45 -PRESENTATION #4: Creating Craft Chocolate:
Chocolate making & equipment for small batch craft chocolate.
- David Menkes (LetterPress Chocolate, Los Angeles).
5:00 Depart Discovery Center, brief break, travel to Imiloa Astronomy Center
6:00 Dinner with Surprise Presentation
7:20 Member & Guest Chocolate Tasting
8:00 Departure
SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH:
Starting @ Kula’imano Community Center in Pepeekeo
8:00 - Light Breakfast Gathering (Pastries & Coffee).
8:30 - Hawaii State Cacao Survey
(Dave Elliott)
8:50 - Growing Cacao Kona-Side
(Ken Melrose)
9:10 - Queensland Longhorn Beetle and Cacao Report
(Sheina Sim, USDA)
9:30 - Fermentation Techniques Affecting Flavor Evaluations
(Colin Hart)
10:00 - Drive to Hamakua Chocolate Farm, Papaikou (4 minutes away).
10:15 - Split into two groups:
Group 1: Farm Tour #3, Hamakua Chocolate Farm
Group 2: Cacao Grafting Workshop
- Max Breen [CTAHR]
(Univ. of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources)
11:00 - Break (10 min)
11:10 - Group 1: Cacao Grafting Workshop
Group 2: Farm Tour #3
12:55 - Closing Remarks
1:00 - Departure, End of 2020 Conference.
All day
March 27th
Cacao 101 Workshop: REGISTER NOW
8:30AM - 4:00PM
Hamakua Chocolate Farm
March 27th
Cacao 101 Workshop: REGISTER NOW
This year, the HCCA Conference includes an optional Cacao 101 Workshop on Friday, March 27th. This workshop is open to the general public.
Pricing is as follows:
FREE to all paid 2020 Conference Attendees.
$ 50 for the General Public.
Anyone (paid or unpaid conference attendee) may choose to have lunch provided for an additional $10 per person. Feel free to bring your own lunch if you prefer.
CACAO 101 DETAILS:
LOCATION: Hamakua Chocolate Farm (HCF); parking on roadside.
8:30 - Check-in & Light Breakfast (Coffee, pastries, fruit, etc.)
9:00 - Welcome (Maria Carl Rogers & Dan Corson).
9:10 - Dan Corson: Farm Planning (site selection/soil analysis/spacing/land, wind breaks & shade).
10:10 - Ben Field: Tree Establishment and Growth (tree selection, soil prep, seedling growth, fertilization and pesticide use in early years, diversified agriculture).
11:10 - Dan Corson: Pruning Demo (in field) & management of Black Pod.
12:00 - Lunch ($10 prepaid or bring your own).
1:00 - Colin Hart: In Field Harvesting Demo (when/how). Fermentation/Drying/Storage.
2:00 - Susan Bassett: Economics - now you have beans…what to do next.
3:00 - Greg D’Alesandre: Cacao Standards & Quality Assessment and Failures + International Bean Tasting.
4:00 - Workshop Wrap-Up
(Present workshop notes & complementary USB Drives).
8:30AM - 4:00PM
Hamakua Chocolate Farm
