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A guide leading a chocolate tasting at the bar in the open-air tasting room

Meet the team

The people who’ll show you around.

Guides, farmers and the family behind Honoliʻi Orchards.

Colin Hart

Colin Hart

Owner · Lead farmer & researcher

The visionary behind Honoliʻi Orchards. Colin leads the farming and the research here, from fermentation trials to the orchard’s 120+ cacao varieties, and holds a master’s degree in cacao fermentation and drying from UH Mānoa.

Wrenn Bunker

Wrenn Bunker

Director of Operations · Farm tour & tasting guide

Wrenn runs the business side of the farm: the website, advertising, guest communications, social media, partnerships, inventory and on-farm upgrades, plus whatever else needs doing. You’ll also find Wrenn leading farm tours and tastings.

Jude Oliver

Jude Oliver

Farm tour & tasting guide

Jude leads both the orchard walk and the chocolate tasting, taking guests from the trees all the way to the bar.

April Hughes

April Hughes

Tasting guide

April leads chocolate tastings in the tasting room, guiding guests through ten-plus single-origin Hawaiian bars.

Jessie Busek

Jessie Busek

Tasting guide

Jessie leads chocolate tastings, walking guests through the flavors of Hawaiʻi’s craft chocolate, bar by bar.

Orion Ekhart

Orion Ekhart

Farm helper

Orion helps with the hands-on work that keeps the orchard running.

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Orchard tours and craft chocolate tastings, fifteen minutes from downtown Hilo.

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