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Kamigaki Family's Kona Coast Macadamia Nut & Candy Factory
At the Kamigaki Family's Kona Coast Macadamia Nut & Candy Factory, you can gather some basic information about (surprise!) macadamia nuts and try out a husking machine. The dusty barn 'showroom' overlooks the real operation out back, where nuts are husked and sorted. The real attraction is the store, which sells all sorts of macadamia nut products and delectable chocolates. Be forewarned that opening hours are flexible.
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Mauna Loa Macadamia-Nut Visitor Center
Some 'tourist traps' can be fun. Mauna Loa Macadamia-Nut Visitor Center provides a window on a working factory, where you can watch the humble mac nut as it moves along the assembly line from cracking to roasting to chocolate dipping and packaging. The gift shop, of course, has every variation ready for purchase, with tasters. The factory is well signed about 5 miles south of Hilo; the 3-mile access road dips through acres of macadamia trees.
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Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory
The tiny Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory on the slopes of Mt Hualalai, Bob and Pam Cooper's mom-and-pop company is unique in that they grow, harvest, process and package only Big Island cocoa. On a free tour of their operation you'll see cocoa fruit in lovely shades of yellow, gold and fuchsia, and learn about how they process their estate chocolate.
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